Quotes

[on Alice Faye] Not only is she my favorite actress, she is a favorite person.

[on Errol Flynn] Errol Flynn was a joy, a lovely man, and most of the talk about him is nothing but rumor by people who didn't even know him. He loved to talk about how much he could drink and the women he'd made love to, but most of it was just the rationalizations of a disappointed moralist. He was the hardest-working, most down-to-earth actor I have ever worked with.

I've had more fun directing pictures than most people have playing games.

[on Orson Welles]: I've never worked with anyone as co-operative. He came on location two days ahead of schedule and, after, the first morning, always beat me on the set at 8 a.m.