I don't think I've met anyone with a stronger work ethic than Ray Charles.
When I was born, the economy wasn't in a great state; it was the Depression, and my father had to be quick to try and find work.
I knew Billy Wilder socially and would have loved to work with him.
I still work out on a daily basis.
When you work with kids, especially, you want to be ready to turn the camera on at a moment's notice.
I liked Vittorio De Sica a lot, and I got to work with him once in a segment movie. He was a great director. He was a very charismatic character and a guy I watched a lot when he was directing.
The cruelty of nature is you have to work out harder when you get older ... It should be the other way around: Work out hard when you're a kid you should be able to coast when you get older. But unfortunately you have to do more to stay in the same position.
I just thought, 'Yeah, this gal would be great, if we can get her trained up, if we can get a little bit more bulk on her, to make her look like a fighter,' ... She was like a feather. But what happened is, she had this great work ethic.