I'd rather make the cut in the Crosby than win another Oscar.

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I would rather play Hamlet with no rehearsal than TV golf.

I would rather play Hamlet with no rehearsal than TV golf.

I have lost someone I loved as a brother, as a closest friend, and a...

I have lost someone I loved as a brother, as a closest friend, and a...

When I'm reading material, if I'm a little bit afraid of a part and I'm...

When I'm reading material, if I'm a little bit afraid of a part and I'm...

Nobody deserves this much money -- certainly not an actor.

Nobody deserves this much money -- certainly not an actor.

It's hard enough to write a good drama, it's much harder to write a good...

It's hard enough to write a good drama, it's much harder to write a good...

Any authentic work of art must start an argument between the artist and his audience.

Any authentic work of art must start an argument between the artist and his audience.

Most of the time I quote myself. It's not arrogance, it's a writer's job.

Most of the time I quote myself. It's not arrogance, it's a writer's job.

If the desire to write is not accompanied by actual writing, then the desire must...

If the desire to write is not accompanied by actual writing, then the desire must...

When I write of hunger, I am really writing about love and the hunger for...

When I write of hunger, I am really writing about love and the hunger for...

One writes to make a home for oneself, on paper, in time and in others'...

One writes to make a home for oneself, on paper, in time and in others'...

I write against the religion because if women want to live like human beings, they...

I write against the religion because if women want to live like human beings, they...

The last time somebody said, 'I find I can write much better with a word...

The last time somebody said, 'I find I can write much better with a word...

Most people are unable to write because they are unable to think, and they are...

Most people are unable to write because they are unable to think, and they are...

There are three-hundred thousand sportswriters and they're all against me. Every one of them.

There are three-hundred thousand sportswriters and they're all against me. Every one of them.

Do not consider it proof just because it is written in books, for a liar...

Do not consider it proof just because it is written in books, for a liar...

I write entirely to find out what I'm thinking, what I'm looking at, what I...

I write entirely to find out what I'm thinking, what I'm looking at, what I...

If you know what you are going to write when you're writing a poem, it's...

If you know what you are going to write when you're writing a poem, it's...

Sit down and put down everything that comes into your head and then you're a...

Sit down and put down everything that comes into your head and then you're a...

To write regular verses destroys an infinite number of fine possibilities, but at the same...

To write regular verses destroys an infinite number of fine possibilities, but at the same...

If it is true that every Cuban knows how to read and write, it is...

If it is true that every Cuban knows how to read and write, it is...