"When I first came to Hollywood, the blacklist was just starting, and they were having hearings in Washington. What most people don't know is the judge of these hearings himself was later convicted of misappropriation. Spartacus helped break the blacklist, because Spartacus was a real character."
"All children are natural actors, and I'm still a kid. If you grow up completely, you can never be an actor."
"I don't need a critic to tell me I'm an actor. I make my own way. Nobody's my boss. Nobody's ever been my boss."
"People are always talking about the old days. They say that the old movies were better, that the old actors were so great. But I don't think so. All I can say about the old days is that they have passed."
"Life is like a B-movie script. It really is that corny. If I had my own life story offered to me as a script to film, I'd turn it down as too far out and unbelievable."
