I Got A Damn Good Mind To

I Think You Have To Keep Going. Otherwise, You Know These Fellas That Say, "boy I Can't Wait To Retire. Boy, I'm Going To Be 65 Years Old, And I'm Retiring And I'm Quitting And That's It." Well, Two Weeks Later They're Saying To Themselves, "what The Hell Am I Gonna Do?" And First Thing You Know They Find Themselves In A Wheelchair Or In A Rocking Chair Going Back And Forth, Back And Forth, And That's The End Of It. And Suddenly You're Dead.

Writers Used To Make Such Wonderful Pictures Without All That Swearing, All That Cursing. And Now It Seems That You Can't Say Three Words Without Cursing. And I Don't Think That's Right.

The Trick Is Not To Become Somebody Else. You Become Somebody Else When You're In Front Of A Camera Or When You're On Stage. There Are Some People Who Carry It All The Time. That, To Me, Is Not Acting.

You Got To Keep Your Hand In Your Craft, Otherwise You Can Rot At The Roots And First Thing You Know, You Got Nothing.

The Oscar Made Me A Star, And I'm Grateful. But I Feel Had I Not Won The Oscar I Wouldn't Have Gotten Into The Messes I Did In My Personal Life.