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My mother and father were both much more remarkable than any story of mine can make them. They seem to me just mythically wonderful.

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Living in the lap of luxury isn't bad except that you never know when luxury is going to stand up.

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Nobody who takes on anything big and tough can afford to be modest.

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Ecstasy is not really part of the scene we can do on celluloid.

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Everybody denies I am a genius - but nobody ever called me one!

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Hollywood is the only industry, even taking in soup companies, which does not have laboratories for the purpose of experimentation.

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The laws and the stage, both are a form of exhibitionism.

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Now we sit through Shakespeare in order to recognize the quotations.

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Criminals are never very amusing. It's because they're failures. Those who make real money aren't counted as criminals. This is a class distinction, not an ethical problem.

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When people accept breaking the law as normal, something happens to the whole society.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Actor

Born: May 6th, 1915

Died: October 10th, 1985

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