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.

There is no happiness. There is only concentration.

You need some insecurity if you're an actor. It keeps the pot boiling. I haven't yet started to think about retiring. I was shocked when I heard about Paul Newman retiring at age 82. Most actors just fade away like old soldiers.

All due respect, and trying to be as modest as I can be: I am a dancer.

They say we die twice - once when the last breath leaves our body and once when the last person we know says our name.

The actor becomes an emotional athlete.

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.