Charlton Heston

You could think of extraordinary examples to the contrary: The Grapes of Wrath... and even into the 70s. ”

Shakespeare is the outstanding example of how that can be done. In all of Shakespeare's plays, no matter what tragic events occur, no matter what rises and falls, we return to stability in the end. ”

Dirty Harry, for example. Clint Eastwood was not a rogue cop. He was a maverick cop, but he was a good guy. ”

The trouble with movies as a business is that it's an art, and the trouble with movies as art is that it's a business. ”

I like portraying heroes of antiquity whose values were grander and more spectacular than those of today. ”

Society mends its wounds. And that's invariably true in all the tragedies, in the comedies as well. And certainly in the histories. ”

I'll never forget the blooming happiness that spread in me like the sun coming up when Lydia's obstetrician poked me awake: 'Congratulations... you have a fine son.' ”

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

The big studio era is from the coming of sound until 1950, until I came in... I came in at a crux in film, which was the end of the studio era and the rise of filmmaking. ”

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