- I am more important than my problems.
- The truth is I made a few good movies in the '50s, then went into freefall.
- [on George C. Scott] It's a concentrated fury, a sense of inner rage, a kind of controlled madness.
- [on getting his left ear pierced in 1972 after a bet with his then-fiancée Stella Daphne Magee] Now, instead of listening to her talk about having her ears pierced, I have to explain why mine is.
- [on his pierced left ear] I have a lady friend who kept telling me I had to get my ear pierced. I said to her, 'If you only knew how boring it is to listen to you tell me I should get my ear pierced.' The other day I told her, 'If you only knew how boring it is to listen to people ask me why I got my ear pierced.' [Oakland Tribune, May 23, 1974]
- [on his earring] I wear larger ones at home than I am wearing tonight. I'd like to have more, of course, but you can't find that many people who will give you one earring. [The Cleveland Plain Dealer, Oct. 14, 1972]
- A lady friend had talked to me so much about getting her ears pierced. I got so bored hearing her talk about it, I agreed to go with her to have mine done, too. But just one -- it's more masculine. Now, she doesn't say a word and everybody talks about my ear. [The Cleveland Plain Dealer, Oct. 14, 1972]
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