Fortunately, John Houseman is a marvelous writer and he sat in on so many story conferences. He worked with Welles, you know, and he’s a marvelous man.

No, I only like whether I like the story or not, essentially see something in it that isn’t completely there.

I had given up the theater and everything propelled me into entertainment. And I didn’t resist it.

But I went down to Venezuela and spend a few weeks going through jungles. It’s fantastic looking.

I’ve worked with an awful lot of people. Katy Hepburn, Spencer Tracy.

American films are terribly popular all over the world and American movie stars are terribly important. I don’t know why.

It’s the story that counts.

It's always the story that interests me.

I feel that a picture that stays with you is made up of a hundred or more hidden things. They’re things that the audience is not conscious of, but that accumulate.

If you want to learn how to sing, listen to Ella Fitzgerald.