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

A census taker once tried to test me. I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice chianti.

I think one of the things you have to have is a respect for the camera, a real respect, and a real love for it, and to really, when I say take it seriously, quote 'seriously', I mean not patronize it. It's a big mistake to patronize it and think it's a third rate medium, because it's not, it's a great art form.

On his Hannibal Lector mask: I've got it at home. I wear it to bed every night.

I've got no need to prove to myself that I can do Shakespeare. I've done it.

Things have changed so much now. Everything is downloaded onto computers. I'm not a computer-savvy guy, but with downloading the movie industry has changed.

Working with Katherine Hepburn, she said to me, "Don't act." She said, "Read the lines. Just be. Just speak the lines." I said, "Okay." She said, "You look good. You got a good pair of shoulders, you got a good head, good face."