[on Montgomery Clift] He had so much power, so much concentration. Clift was a complicated man, there`s no question about it. He was a very sweet man, Monty, very emotional.
[advice to actor Bruce Davison, on the set of Ulzana`s Raid (1972)] You try to please the director, and the cameraman and the soundman, and you`re acting and acting and acting and by the time you come to your close-up, you`ve shot your wad. It`s like maki...