Why did you do that? Every Tom, Dick and Harry is named Sam! [When a friend told him he named his son Sam]

What we're seeing is the opposite of two years ago, when every Tom, Dick and Harry was in the market. Now, everybody is shying away from that.

I was always an independent, even when I had partners

As it has been told to me, my Dad had some kind of deal with Dick Clark. But when we got here, that fell through. So we were out here with no job, no furniture, no food.

the aptly named Uncle Dick.

Yes, but that's our strongest weak point. [When a reporter asked a young Samuel Goldwyn if he'd ever made a picture before]