- The war had given me time to think, and to decide what I really wanted to do. I think I had always been an actor in my mind, but now I was going to be one in public, too. Right out in front of everybody ...
- They want anti-heroes now, and it's just not for me. I'm just not right for that. It's much easier to be cynical than to make a positive statement, to set up a man only to knock him down, than to show convincingly a man who successfully sticks by his beliefs. We desperately need something to give strength and fortitude to the lost. I want to be a part of that. Part of the solution. And if I can't ... well ... I'm sure not interested in becoming part of the problem instead.
- In these times more than ever, we have to have faith in the principle of the ultimate triumph of right over wrong. In 'High Noon' Gary Cooper....had to face up to his predicament, stand on his principles no matter how alone he stood or how terrifying it was.
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