I brag like hell when I'm confident of what I'm doing. Back when I was sailing ships for a living, I would take a schooner up to San Francisco - I had my master's certificate at 22 - and I… — Sterling Hayden Copy Share Image
I don't call myself a writer, much as I'd love to be. An author, maybe - the novel 'Voyage' made $870,000. Writer, no. Nor am I an actor. I was never on the stage. — Sterling Hayden Copy Share Image
“The dreams of youth grow dim where they lie caked with dust on the shelves of patience. Before we know it, the tomb is… — Sterling Hayden Copy Share Image
A sailing ship is no democracy; you don't caucus a crew as to where you'll go anymore than you inquire when they'd like to… — Sterling Hayden Copy Share Image
I think my opinion of Hollywood must stem from my own, philosophy as a man. — Sterling Hayden Copy Share Image
There's nothing wrong with being an actor, if that's what a man wants. But there's everything wrong with achieving an exalted status, simply because… — Sterling Hayden Copy Share Image
“To be truly challenging, a voyage, like a life, must rest on a firm foundation of financial unrest. Otherwise, you are doomed to a… — Sterling Hayden Copy Share Image
Once I tried to do Jack London's 'Sea Wolf' as a picture. I wanted to film most of the scenes at sea but ran… — Sterling Hayden Copy Share Image
I realize now that it is a serious business requiring honest, hard work. The first time Hollywood was served up to me on a… — Sterling Hayden Copy Share Image
I feel sometimes as though I've never grown up. And that's great, because it means there are still possibilities. Nothing's free. You pay for… — Sterling Hayden Copy Share Image
I am an expert in loneliness and have wandered around a great deal. — Sterling Hayden Copy Share Image
“To be truly challenging, a voyage,like a life,must rest on a firm foundation of financial unrest. Otherwise you are doomed to a routine traverse.” — Sterling Hayden Copy Share Image
