I think there should be laughs in everything. Sometimes, it's a slammed door, a pie in the face or just a recognition of our frailties.

The difference between being an actor and a director is simple. The director has to hide his panic; the actor doesn't.

The first time that I came to New York to work properly was the mid-'80s, but I was doing eight shows a week. You have no life. Going to a punk rock club - or whatever the music was at that time - would not have been on my agenda.

What is it about actors? God knows I get bored with actors talking about themselves.

What's interesting about the process of acting is how often you don't know what you're doing.

Give me a window and I'll stare out it.

Each character I play has different dimensions. I'm not interested in words that pull them together.