Hell, if I'd jumped on all the dames I'm supposed to have jumped on, I'd have had no time to go fishing.

Method actors are like hams.

They see me as an ordinary guy, like a construction worker or the guy who delivers your piano.

If any child of mine becomes an actor I will turn in my grave.

Clark Gable was the only real he-man I've ever known, of all the actors I've met.

Working with Marilyn Monroe on The Misfits (1961) nearly gave me a heart attack. I have never been happier when a film ended.

I thought a thread of notable quotes relating to coffee may be interesting.

Every picture I make, every experience of my private life, every lesson I learn are the keys to my future. And I have faith in it.

I bring to a role everything I am, was and hope to be.

The only reason they come to see me is that I know that life is great - and they know I know it.

I'm just a lucky slob from Ohio who happened to be in the right place at the right time.

It is an extra dividend when you like the girl you've fallen in love with.

I'm no actor and I never have been. What people see on the screen is me.

When you smile it's like the sun coming up.

When it's over it's over. No questions, no tears, no farewell kisses.

Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn.

I never laugh until I've had my coffee.

I don't think I could stay interested for a couple of months in a character of mean motivation.

I never liked the name Eldred. Since nobody knew me in New York, I just changed to my middle name.