I knew that movie wasn`t going to work. I don`t think Brian De Palma had a clue. It struck me that he didn`t read the book -- or that he didn`t like the book. Originally, they hired Alan Arkin to play the judge. Perfect. But it was not politically correct. They only had one black character in the film and he was not a positive character. So, they fired Alan and hired me. I was kind of a suck ass for not turning it down, but they weren`t going to give it back to Alan anyway. I never did get around to seeing the movie. - On the failure of The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990).
- Morgan Freeman(on Judy Garland) In some of her films she showed talent which was very comic and touching. Touching because she played with a bright smile and a great spirit, while the situation was rather dramatic, even tragic perhaps. She had in fact a quality which can only be compared to Charlie Chaplin`s heartbreaking quality: always optimistic, always gay, always inventive, against poverty, against desperate situations -- and that`s when Judy is at her best.
- James Mason