You know, you do it, and you get paid for it, and you have a wonderful time, then you`re on to something else.

What is it like when you see me in all these films and then you meet me? Were you intimidated?

It all has to do with the director, the captain of the ship. He sets the pace, the mood. If the director is quiet, the set is quiet. If the director is loud, then everybody has to be louder to be heard.

I can`t sit around having coffee. I have all these appointments, and a lot of my friends sit around having coffee talking about the jobs they didn`t get.

As you get older, you`re doing different parts, but the young people, like yourself, they keep you excited, because they`ll see Waterfront, and they`ll want to talk about it.

On today`s movie stars: "America is now obsessed by stars in an unhealthy way. They don`t actually deserve this kind of attention. They`re only actors - not scientists who are triumphing over cancer or doing some other wonderful thing."

On Alfred Hitchcock: "Hitchcock said, `I don`t want you going back to sink-to-sink movies. You do movies where you wash the dishes looking drab in an apron. The audience wants to see their leading ladies dressed up.` He saw me as others didn`t."