My father was not comfortable working with very articulate people. He and Willie Wyler got along because neither of them was very articulate.

My father was a gambler. My father could not resist a casino or a card game. He loved gambling.

It was hard for my father to read; it took him a long time, but he had tremendous retention and tremendous appreciation for writing.

My father believed strongly, and taught me, that you can't let yourself get too high on a success or too low on a failure. In this volatile business, that's useful to know.

You've got to take the bitter with the sour.

My parents were self-made people, and they were a team.