"The big studio era is from the coming of sound until 1950, until I came in... I came in at a crux in..." — Charlton Heston

Acting, taken to the highest level, requires a fierce, total focus of your time and energy at the cost of just about everything else.

You can be sure that they'll be showing 'Ben-Hur' somewhere for a long, long time to come.

When you are a young actor, you're imbued with the high purpose of your art. You think, 'They hire me for my talent; if that's not good enough, then they can hire somebody else.' Later, you realize that your body is as much a part of what you do as your talent.

All the good modern parts go to Jack Lemmon or Cary Grant.