Don Ameche

I've seen my performances. I don't like them.

— Don Ameche

I've deliberately studied many things that I know, going in, I won't be able to assimilate. I read Plato, St. Thomas, the…

— Don Ameche

I think this is the sweetest tribute I have ever seen in this town.

— Don Ameche

There are directors you never, ever want to get close to. Lubitsch was one. Outside of the work, I don't think I…

— Don Ameche

She meant it as a compliment.

— Don Ameche

I never considered acting while growing up. I just knew I didn't want to go into the saloon business: I wanted to…

— Don Ameche

We seem to be paying some of our employees an awful lot of money.

— Don Ameche

In the old days, before there was such a thing as film schools, directors learned the camera by watching other directors, and…

— Don Ameche

I'm a very contented, peaceful man. I made mistakes, yes, but I accepted them, and, I hope, graciously.

— Don Ameche

I was surprised I was nominated for an Oscar because 'Cocoon' was such an ensemble picture. But now I'm certain it wasn't…

— Don Ameche

I never 'went Hollywood.' Perhaps some of my behavior was detrimental to my career, but I couldn't go the route of Hollywood…

— Don Ameche

My father ran a saloon in Kenosha, Wis., which is just about as rough a living as I can think of. It…

— Don Ameche

By 1949, there was no more work for me out there, and I went to New York in 1950 and just did…

— Don Ameche

There will be no 'Mommie Dearest' in the lives of my children, and no books like the one the Crosby boy wrote…

— Don Ameche

The camera was kind to me. But I was never a screen personality like Gable or Flynn. The camera did something with…

— Don Ameche

God was awfully good to me during the good days. I cherish the old days, but I don't miss them.

— Don Ameche

I'm not like Henry Fonda. He lives to act. I've just had a dedication to do the best I could. When I…

— Don Ameche

Men should be explorers no matter how old they are.

— Don Ameche