John Garfield

“Hollywood is a place where they'll pay you a thousand dollars for a kiss and fifty cents for your soul.”

“What good is it if you have a belly full of food and a soul that's starving?”

“They say I'm a screen tough guy. I'm not. I'm a nice guy. It's the parts I play that are tough.”

“An actor is a sculptor who carves in snow.”

“The only thing I'm afraid of is being bored.”

“I don't need this business, this business needs me.”

“I can't get over the fact that this is a free country. I can't get over it because I've seen too much of the other thing.”

“I've made a lot of mistakes, but I've never made the mistake of saying I was sorry for them.”

“When you're a kid, they tell you it's a sin to steal. But when you grow up, they tell you it's a sin to be poor.”