"Only Bob and I really know of the intimacy we've had over the years. We hoboed across the country when I was 14 and he was 16. Of course, we fought together, and the worst fight I ever had in my life was with him. He was the most generous man I have ever known. I consider him one of the finest individuals I've known in my life. I have beautiful memories.'' a proposito del celebre fratello maggiore, Robert.

(John Newman Mitchum, attore; Bridgeport, 6 settembre 1919 – Los Angeles, 29 novembre 2001)