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"Although charismatic, James Dean is no Harrison Ford. In the majority of his movies, sooner or later he got the crap beaten out of him."

"I coach my daughter's softball and basketball team. We go to all the school functions. We go out to eat at night and take the kids to the movies. We try to be as normal as we can."
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"I loved Jack Ford. I got him in his later days, and he was a total tyrant and a total autocrat and an Irish drunk. But I had a great time."

"Kazan was an old friend, I met him in 1938. He picked up radio jobs for eating money, so I met him on a couple of radio shows. Later on I was in a play he directed."

"Marilyn was terrible to work with. I was fond of her, she was a nice girl, but she was a damaged girl. She was very difficult. You couldn't get her on the set; she didn't know the words."

"Anne Baxter was a very good actress, Donna Reid was great. You couldn't name an actress I wasn't crazy about."

"Ford used to come to work in a big car with two Admiral's flags, on each side of the car. His assistant would be there with his accordion, playing, Hail to the Chief."

"Hoods are good parts because they're always flashy and attract attention. If you've got any ability, you can use that as a stepping stone."

"A lot of actors said they hated the studio system, but I loved it. It was like a college; it was a great place to learn."

"Gary Cooper was a good friend. He was a great nature lover. He was like an American Indian, he knew every leaf that was turned over. It was an education to go for a walk with him."

"I was never a part of the Actor's Studio, because two friends of mine started it in 1947 and by that time I'd gone to California."
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