Sal Mineo

“When you're a teen-ager, you're all mixed up, you're a mess.”

“One of the first things you learn as a child is, 'Don't cry. Don't be a sissy.' And if you are a boy, you are not supposed to cry.”

“There is one thing I have learned, and that is not to dress uncomfortably, in styles that are not you.”

“I've got a theory. If you're going to sin, sin against God, not the bureaucracy. God will forgive you but the bureaucracy won't.”

“I'll never be mistaken for Pat Boone.”

“I want to do a variety of things, and I feel I'm just starting out.”

“I'm more secure with my acting. I'm not as desperate.”

“I’d have been a bigger star, but I was too short.”

“No one ever said I was a great actor.”

“You can't be a sex symbol 365 days a year.”

“Hollywood is a place where they'll pay you a thousand dollars for a kiss and fifty cents for your soul.”

“I am not James Dean. We were friends, that's all.”

“I came to the conclusion that I am not a beautiful person.”

“I will not be a pawn for the producers.”