I learned one thing from De Niro: He taught me to listen. Nobody says anything strictly from the script. It's improvised. It was the best piece of advice I have ever gotten in my life. It has helped me through the past thirty years.

I made mistakes. I let other people influence me and make decisions, sometimes without my knowledge.

Robert De Niro taught me how to listen, and how to be part of the conversation. It's not just about reading your lines and saying what's in the script; you have to understand your character, along with the other characters so that you can always respond.

I think I'm plain. I'm normal. I'm plain. I try not to stand out. I don't wear colors.

I learned one thing from De Niro: He taught me to listen. Nobody says anything strictly from the script. It's improvised. It was the best piece of advice I have ever gotten in my life. It has helped me through the past thirty years.

The truth is, ever since I was little, I've wanted to be an actor more than I ever wanted to be a movie star.

The way I grew up, when you're married, you have to stay married together.