"[voice over, opening lines] My mother made me promise to be an artist. She taught me that imagination can take a pers…"

"I don't want to be just good. I want to be great."

"[voice over] I decided to move to New York. Every actor I cared about, Brando, Clift, even Whitmore, all worked in Ne…"

"I'm playing the drums! Go to hell!"

"[to Julie Harris, after the filming for East of Eden is finished] It's over. You know, this- this is like my family, …"

"I'm not even interested in this glitzy glamour crap! All right! If you wanna wear monkey suits! That's fine! Not me!"

"[to director George Stevens] You know, you keep me waiting hours preparing for some scene. You never even get around …"

"Too fast to live. Too young to die."

"The stars that burn brightest burn quickest."

"I went by our station on the way home... I like that sign. I think we're gonna be alright."