I love work because it keeps sex in perspective. Otherwise, it can become a preoccupation.

The actor becomes an emotional athlete. The process is painful - my personal life suffers.

I'm naturally shy but I've done this [movie Salomaybe] so much and you get better at it than you would think.

Be careful how you judge people, most of all friends. You don't sum up a man's life in one moment.

I turned down a lot of films before I made my first one. I knew that it was time for me to get into movies.

When my mother got home from work, she would take me to the movies. It was her way of getting out, and she would take me with her. I'd go home and act all the parts. It had a tremendous influence on my becoming an actor.

It wasn't until I got older that I realized acting was something I could really do.