And when our baby stirs and struggles to be born it compels humility: what we began is now its own.
Film is different for me now. If the money is good and it's not totally revolting, I'll do it
In any of the arts, you never stop learning.
There are several paths one can take, but not every path is open to you.
I had a burning ambition. Otherwise, I wouldn't have accomplished it
In my book, I was trying to get into my own soul.
In my day, people didn't do nude scenes. I mean they didn't exist.
The object of war is not to die for your country but to make the other bastard die for his.
I got the breaks. Starting from nowhere in the corn belt, I helped edit a country weekly, then was jack-of-all-departments on an obscure daily, so that when I arrived in a big city everything I tackled in the line of column conducting and syndicate peddling and playwriting had to bring promotion, because I had no social standing which could be endangered, no reputation to toss away and no pride which might suffer a setback. Everything I acquired had to be velvet. You cannot lose your silver spoon if you are brought up on pewter.
My singing, if you want to call it that is merely another medium of expression. Just an instrument I play. That's how I see my voice.
The poet and the politician have this in common: their greatness depends on the courage with which they face the challenges of life.