What I Like Is Bottomless Flattery.

My Professional Acting Life, Stage And Screen, Has Brought Me Public Support, Emotional Fulfillment And Material Comfort. It Has Brought Me Together With Fine People, Good Companions With Whom I've Shared The Inevitable Lot Of All Actors: Flops And Hits.

My Dear Sir, It Haunted Me For The Rest Of My Life.

We Were Doing It Under The Most Extraordinary Circumstances, But The First Out Of The Tent In The Morning Would Be David Lean. He Said To Me On The Very First Day Of Shooting, Pete, This Is The Beginning Of A Great Adventure.

I Do Not Choose To Be A Common Man…it Is My Right To Be Uncommon—if I Can…i Seek Opportunity—not Security…i Want To Take The Calculated Risk; To Dream And To Build, To Fail And To Succeed… To Refuse To Barter Incentive For A Dole… I Prefer The Challenges Of Life To The Guaranteed Existence, The Thrill Of Fulfillment To The Stale Calm Of Utopias….

Not Everyone Can Become A Great Artist; But A Great Artist *can* Come From *anywhere*.