My whole world before I joined the Navy was my neighborhood in the Bronx.

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But my longevity is due to my good timing.

But my longevity is due to my good timing.

I want the public to know that it will be an honor for me to...

I want the public to know that it will be an honor for me to...

Painting is much more than therapy to me its a way of life.

Painting is much more than therapy to me its a way of life.

I like Vegas for its spontaneity.

I like Vegas for its spontaneity.

I wouldn't be caught dead marrying a woman old enough to be my wife.

I wouldn't be caught dead marrying a woman old enough to be my wife.

For instance, I always have one hanging in Budapest in the mayors office.

For instance, I always have one hanging in Budapest in the mayors office.

I was born in and worked in a period that could be called enviable.

I was born in and worked in a period that could be called enviable.

Like an opera singer, I am able to sing out my song in paint.

Like an opera singer, I am able to sing out my song in paint.

While you're doing it, you don't really know what you're doing.

While you're doing it, you don't really know what you're doing.

I've been in the movies for 50 years, I've made 130 some-odd movies.

I've been in the movies for 50 years, I've made 130 some-odd movies.

But where there is no art show, I would still be painting.

But where there is no art show, I would still be painting.

Its not age as much as the experiences I have had.

Its not age as much as the experiences I have had.

It is for the latter that I always wanted to be an actor: to play...

It is for the latter that I always wanted to be an actor: to play...

I enjoy being recognized whatever environment I'm in.

I enjoy being recognized whatever environment I'm in.

The movie business is very twisted, out of site, out of mind, you know.

The movie business is very twisted, out of site, out of mind, you know.

We often don't think of them, we think of the great wars and the great...

We often don't think of them, we think of the great wars and the great...

I enlisted when I was a boy. The Navy looked after me like my mother....

I enlisted when I was a boy. The Navy looked after me like my mother....

I'm world famous, everywhere I go there are people who love me because of I've...

I'm world famous, everywhere I go there are people who love me because of I've...

I've just opened a show in Florida, although I also have many pieces on display...

I've just opened a show in Florida, although I also have many pieces on display...

I can't sit around and wait for the telephone to ring.

I can't sit around and wait for the telephone to ring.