After The Wizard Of Oz I was typecast as a lion, and there aren't all that many parts for lions.

That was my one big Hollywood hit, but, in a way, it hurt my picture career. After that, I was typecast as a lion, and there just weren't many parts for lions.

After The Wizard Of Oz I was typecast as a lion, and there aren't all that many parts for lions.

There's a kind of dynamic quality about theater and that dynamic quality expresses itself in relation to, first of all, the environment in which it's being staged; then the audience, the nature of the audience, the quality of the audience.

The key thing about wealth in a capitalist economy is that it reproduces itself and usually earns a positive net return.

I play golf with my shirttail out. I own a golf course because it's very, very close to my house, and I don't want to drive 45 minutes to the north side of Oklahoma City to play golf every day. I have race horses 'cause I love horses and it's my hobby.

We are not passing values on to our children. We are not sitting down at the dinner table talking about the tiny things that add up to caring human beings.

It was easy being healthy when I was young. I was full of energy, so sports and physical challenges were fun. But as I got older and the spring left my step, exercise became harder, and eating, drinking and watching TV became easier. By the time I was 50, I'd put on 50 pounds.

I can pretty much say all of us know when 'Downton' is going to end. This is a show with a finite life.

If you aren't rich you should always look useful.

The people I mixed with in Monaco didn't relate to my South African mentality or humor... Although I have met some wonderful people since I've been living in Monaco, I regard them all as acquaintances. I only have two people I consider friends here.

I really just love to read, period, whether it be books or magazines or the back of the cereal box. It's the one thing I can always count on to calm me down, take me away and inspire me, all at once.

I went to Long Beach State, started out as an actor.

I am a huge sports fan.

When a government goes to war, particularly a democracy, it is the most solemn and awesome responsibility of our leaders - to decide to send our kids to go off and kill and die for us.

I begin to love this creature and to anticipate her birth as a fresh twist to a knot which I do not wish to untie

We can't go out and tell ourselves we've done good if we haven't.

When as a child I laughed and wept, Time crept. When as a youth I waxed more bold. Time strolled. When I became a full-grown man, Time RAN. When older still I daily grew, Time FLEW. Soon I shall find, in passing on, Time gone.

My mom, God rest her soul - she liked nicknames. In the womb she named me Skip. There was another black guy in Piedmont, W.Va., and his name was Skip. They called him Big Skip, and I was Little Skip.

I know that science is very interested in answers, and I'm just happy with a good question.

Theyre crystal blue a shade that shouldnt exist on the human body I shade I immediately crave a shade that makes my heart beat a little bit faster almost as if I recognize it...Its the most perfect blue Ive ever seen. Even from this distance his eyes are simply remarkable.

One of the definitions of sanity is the ability to tell real from unreal. Soon we'll need a new definition.

It is OK to say no. It is OK to say I will think about it. It is OK to say I will try. It is not OK to make promises you cannot keep.

When I was a child I had a nightmare, and in the morning, I asked my mother and father, 'If I kill someone, would you still love me?' My parents were very preoccupied with this, but I think I'm not the only one to ask for that - not love, but absolute fidelity.

When one is too old for love, one finds great comfort in good dinners.

Since stepping down as laboratory director in 1999, I have devoted an increasing fraction of my time to international issues. I am involved with energy, environment, and sustainability issues, particularly as they involve new energy sources free of greenhouse gases.

The man was such an intellectual he was of almost no use.