I don't want people to know me. I want them to believe my version.

My boy, that was a TV show. I used a stunt double. I always use a stunt double. Except in love scenes. I insist on doing those myself.

Being an icon is overrated, remember an icon can be moved by a mouse

We meet aliens every day who have something to give us. They come in the form of people with different opinions.

You have to create your life. You have to carve it, like a sculpture.

I've been in that angst of loneliness, where you're really alone in the universe, except for the dog.

I love the concept of togetherness and the entwinement of marriage.

Why does the lizard stick his tongue out? The lizard sticks its tongue out because that's the way its listening and looking and tasting its environment. It's its means of appreciating what's in front of it.

The good life is one that's artistically made.

If you make a fool of yourself, you can do it with dignity, without taking your pants down. And if you do take your pants down, you can still do it with dignity.

I frequently dream of being on these horses' backs and running across a field. And the horse and I are one.

What does God need with a starship?

No, I don't regret anything at this point. That may change on the next phone call, but at the moment I don't regret anything.

If we can clean up our world, I'll bet you we can achieve warp drive.

The possibilities that are suggested in quantum physics tell us that everything that we're looking at may not be in fact there, so the underlying nature of being is weird.

Energy is the key to creativity. Energy is the key to life.

Everyone knows everything about all of us. That's too much knowledge!

The ability to breathe the air and drink the water will be what the wars will be about from here on in. And it's coming with alarming rapidity.

The longer I go about living, I see it's the relationship that is most meaningful.

Don't be afraid to make an ass of yourself. I do it all the time, and look what I got." (Spoken at a graduation ceremony while holding aloft an honorary doctoral degree from McGill University)

How do I stay so healthy and boyishly handsome? It's simple. I drink the blood of young runaways.

If saving money is wrong, I don't want to be right!

I don't watch television.

In entertainment, whether it's movies or television or whatever, I'm a great audience, but I don't remember the names of the people I've seen or the groups that I've heard.

I've never been without a dog. I've made trips across the country with a dog.

I love technology.

Every piece of entertainment is made with the idea that 'This is going to be terrific' and 'This is the best thing I've ever done' and then it hits the public and then the public tells you whether it's good or bad.

I've been approached to do some things with astronauts and the preparation that astronauts go through.

A stage actor has to be 10% aware of the audience as he's performing.

I'm not out to convince anybody of anything.

All any artist can do is please themselves.

Nature is perfect.

My dad was good with actions.

I don't know how I got to this point but it must be as a result of everything that has come before so if I were to change something, I might not be at this point now.

I don't know how to deal with being 80.

I never watched 'Star Trek.'

I think the acting satisfies the need and desire for approval.

I'm anxious to make another film.

When I'm interviewing somebody I don't work from prepared questions.

Most people, including myself, keep repeating the same mistakes.

I love to evoke the bones and meat and thoughts of characters.

I was built for the long run, not for the short dash, I guess.

I've been breeding Dobies for years. Almost won the breed in Westminster at one time.

I love horses. There's something practical and mystical about them.

I also derive a great deal of pleasure from horses and dogs... the ocean... and love.

I like making people laugh. It comes off and shines in everything I do.

My wife and my three kids and my grandchildren are my life, but my horses and my dogs are everything else.

I'm gonna reveal something to you that's going to come as a shock: If you're a stupid young man, you're usually a stupid old man. Most people, including myself, keep repeating the same mistakes.

I think making a good film shot is joyful.

I often conduct interviews in my truck.