There are a lot of roles in Shakespeare, basically. If I feel that the script is a movie, I would be interested in doing any role of Shakespeare's.

I don't need bodyguards. I'm from the South Bronx.

I'm so shy now I wear sunglasses everywhere I go.

I probably write a poem every 50 years.

The thing that can get you a little upset is when people say other people are better than you. That can bug you.

I don't like a lot of things like [Iraq], I never did. Being in a position of celebrity and having your words carry such unnatural weight...I've always been a bit squeamish when it came to that kind of thing.

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