I'd much rather turn down a starring role in a bad picture and do a small role in a very good picture.

If someone's dumb enough to offer me a million dollars to make a picture, I'm certainly not dumb enough to turn it down.

I'd rather do a really good small part than a really bad big part.

I'd rather have one good scene in a movie by a great director than a small role in a mediocre movie.

Brewing a good cuppa is something not everyone can do, and I loathe bad tea.

I was one of the first of the uglies. Rock Hudson and Tab Hunter... were very pretty fellows, and that was the trend. I was one of the first of the uglies to get lucky.