My mother and father told me I was god. I was a good Italian boy who hung out with the same four guys. I was a little god.

Yeah, I like to gamble.

The way I pick movies is, first, if the script is any good. Then, if the script is good, who else is in it, the director, the producer, all that. If you have all that, there's a chance the movie will be great. If the script isn't right, or the director or cast isn't right, you've got no shot in hell.

My father always said, 'The saddest thing in life is wasted talent.'

Mental violence is as bad as physical violence. You don't see that very often in movies, so it was a good subject to tackle.

When you feel good about the work you're doing, that's what's important, not the budget or anything like that. If you're happy about the actors you're working with, that's what's important.

The saddest thing in life is wasted talent, and the choices you make will shape your life forever.