I've always gotten along well with Texans. You've got to.

I regret that I do not have the dignity of Ricardo Montalban, the class of Dean Martin, or the humor of Bill Cosby. I do have the heart of a lion.

Sometimes you have to lose yourself 'fore you can find anything.

All of the younger actors keep coming up to me and asking me where all of the land mines are because they know I've stepped on them all.

If you've as many films as I have, and missed as many opportunities as I have to do good work and been pissed off about it, you say, "Well, now you've got to start getting it right." If you get a chance, you really want to cook. And the tragedy is, when you finally feel that way about yourself, about your work, nobody wants to give you a chance. And that happens to a lot of actors. But I'm feeling very wanted these days, so there must be something in the air.

The moment you grab someone by the lapels, you're lost.

Florida is a very healing place.