"A hotdog at the ballpark is better than a steak at the Ritz."

"I don't approve of the John Waynes and the Gary Coopers saying 'Shucks, I ain't no actor -- I'm just a bridge builder or a gas station attendant.' If they aren't actors, what the hell are they getting paid for? I have respect for my profession. I worked hard at it."

"I made more lousy pictures than any actor in history."

"The only good reason to have money is this: so that you can tell any SOB in the world to go to hell."

"The trouble with the world is that it's always one drink behind."

"When the heavy, full of crime and bitterness, grabs his wounds and talks about death and taxes in a husky voice, the audience is his and his alone."

"Bogart was like Henry Fonda -- proud and happy to be an actor." - Katharine Hepburn

"He was a real man -- nothing feminine about him. He knew he was a natural aristocrat -- better than anybody. - Katharine Hepburn

"Was he tough? In a word, no. Bogey was truly a gentle soul." - Lauren Bacall