“The big lesson in life, baby, is never be scared of anyone or anything.”

“I would like to be remembered as a man who had a wonderful time living life, a man who had good friends, fine family - and I don't think I could ask for anything more than that, actually.”

“Basically, I'm for anything that gets you through the night - be it prayer, tranquilizers or a bottle of Jack Daniels.”

“That's life,and I can't deny it/Many times I thought of cuttin' out but my heart won't buy it.”

“(While accepting the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award) I've been thinking about why you have to get famous to get an award for helping other people...If your name is John Doe, and you work night and day doing things for your helpless neighbors, what you get for your effort is tired. So, Mr. and Mrs. Doe, and all of you who give of yourselves, to those who carry too big a burden to make it on their own, I want you to reach out and take your share of this...Because if I have earned it, so too have you.”

“You only go around once, but if you play your cards right, once is enough.”

“I feel sorry for people that don't drink, because when they wake up in the morning, that is the best they are going to feel all day-”