I hope the perception is that I'm an actor, I never intended to be a movie star.

I was never very happy with performing; it didn't turn me on much.

One of the things that made me want to be an actor more than ever was seeing a Chekhov play, "The Sea Gull," when was 14 in the Bronx.

The only thing in this world that gives orders is balls.

There are people whose sense of reality is very strong, who have a sense of honesty. Lee Strasberg is like that, my grandfather was like that. These are the kinds of men I've had close relationships with.

There are a couple of times I would've liked to have married. I think I made a mistake, especially once.

I used to think of myself as a comedian. I've always admired comedians. Their minds, the way in which they se the world is so striking, the way they juxtapose things, the way they can see humor in people. There's a liberation in that.