Quotes

I decided that perhaps now I'm at an age when film producers and the major companies might accept me again as I am rather than as they thought I was. (1976)

[on Brigitte Bardot] All I can say is that when I'm trying to play serious love scenes with her, she's positioning her bottom for the best angle shots.

[on Sophia Loren] She is not the most attractive lady in the world at first glance but, my God, two seconds later you felt like you were in a dream world. Just for her to say "Hello" was enough. You just capitulated. For me she is the most beautiful person I've ever met.

I am sick and tired of acting. I want to make decisions at production level. I have tried to fight the system and do things my way, but I haven't been able to. Now I feel that whatever talent I may have had is gone. The time has come to move on.

They tried to make me a star, a leading man. Well, I'm not a star even though they thought I looked like one. I'm a character actor. When I've had the choice I've always opted for the character role. I'd rather be the pillar that holds up the star than the star himself.

He's a mystery man and I think it's a good idea to occasionally bring back a good character. He's a bit like the man with no name, but he's got more depth, more humor. I think he's capable of more things on either side of the law. He's got glamor. I think a lot of the glamor is missing in motion pictures today and it's very necessary to bring it back. It's interesting to really get to the bottom of the word 'glamor'. It is almost impossible to have glamor without mystery. If there is too much explanation, too much knowledge, the glamor is diminished. It doesn't matter how much you interview Elizabeth Taylor, Marlon Brando or Steve McQueen, there is always the mystery. Once that goes, so too does the glamor. - On Les colts au soleil (1973)

My whole life has been in entertainment. I like to look at people and see them smile - when the face smiles the soul comes through.

I don't know what goes into being a star. Perhaps it is the capacity to explain the character and story to any audience, in any language, in any country.