My first Western was called The Magnificent Seven.

My wife says that stage acting is like being on a tightrope with no net, and being in the movies, there is a net - because you stop and go over it again. It's very technical and mechanical. On stage you're on your own.

The trouble with that movie is that you had to see Chinatown the day before you saw The Two Jakes.

The big secret in acting is listening to people.

So I wanted to show what I did with the money. So I got red silk shirts, beautiful hats, wonderful saddles, a great horse, and two gold teeth. So that was the way I did it.

Well, I go to the theater today, and its curtain - there is no curtain in this play; the lights go down and go up - and we start. And I live this character for two hours. There are only two of us in the play. And It's a complete experience.

Yes, I won the Bafta. I thought the British were very intelligent.

I've worked with wonderful actors like Marlon Brando and Henry Fonda.

When I saw the movie, I said, I wish I had heard the music. I would have ridden the horse differently.

What is it in my makeup that makes me grab any offer and fly around the world? Will I ever be satisfied? Can't I ever just rest?

John Huston was a superb master. He knew how to make good films. I did three things with him. One is called Independence. It plays in Philadelphia, for free. It's been playing there for 25 years.

Well, I was getting a lot of money then, and I wasn't getting any Hollywood films, so I just did those. I'd always do a play in between. Whenever I ran low on funds, I'd always rush off to do a movie somewhere.

This country has a complex about age. It's unbelievable. If you're over thirty, you've had it in this country.

But Clint I love, because Clint was my mentor. I knew nothing about making an Italian movie.

All of these stories bounced around in my mind for a long time.