“I am thankful, of course, for the prize and thankful to God for each story, each idea, each word, each day.”

“If I can do one hundredth part for the Indian that Mrs. Stowe did for the Negro, I will be thankful.”

“I'm thankful to get the opportunity to direct. I hope I don't mess it up.”

“I wouldn't change anything. I've made mistakes, but thanks to those mistakes, I've learned.”

“I feel so thankful that I'm able to be a part of something that I love to wake up and run to work every day.”

“Old age is not a matter for sorrow. It is matter for thanks if we have left our work done behind us.”

“Thanks to television, for the first time the young are seeing history made before it is censored by their elders.”

“Thank God we're living in a country where the sky's the limit, the stores are open late and you can shop in bed thanks to television.”

“And I'm very surprised that all this stuff actually worked out to where I could have a career in film, gain the benefit of my education, and be thankful that I was able to break into my craft as an actor.”