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.

I come from the South Bronx - a true descendant of the melting pot. I grew up in a really mixed neighborhood; it was a very integrated life.

[Salomaybe] is my presentation, my vision of the world. Not so much to satisfy the audience at large.

I've often said there's two kinds of actors. There's a more gregarious type and the shy type.

Romantic love can be a lot of crap, though, let me tell you. And it can hurt you.

Shakespeare's plays are more violent than 'Scarface.'

Certainly the movies were always in the air for me. I come from the era when actors thought it was a big deal to be in the movies.