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

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.

The film itself, and my role as Moses, will always remain one of the creative peaks of my career.