I never cling on to hope or certainty. They're the enemies of peace.

I came here in 1974 to do a play, and then I went to L.A. I really like living in America. I feel more at home here than anywhere else.

Beware the tyranny of the weak. They just suck you dry.

When I was a young guy, I knew everything. Now I know very little. I know less and less as the time goes on.

I always distrust the word art when it is applied to acting.

Women never really care to face the truth when their hearts are involved.

I do the best I can - I know my way around [Russian method acting pioneer] Stanislavski, but I can't take myself seriously like that. I respect people who do it, of course. I just think I'm lucky to still be working at 73. You reach a point in life where you just think, "Show up, do your job, make sure the cheque's on the way," and that's it. I'm not hungry to do anything more, really.