Obvious things like The Deer Hunter. After that happened, the scripts got better. Opportunities happened.

I always like to watch comics and it's interesting that you can tell if someone's funny in 10 seconds.

It's very bizarre though when you get hired and then the director will say, "I know how this goes." And you're thinking, "Wait a minute, I thought that I was doing this" but basically what they really want, especially if they wrote it, is they want you to do it as they imagined it. It's virtually impossible.

Even in the limo, I buckle my seatbelt. I got that seatbelt on before the car moves.

I've made movies that we're very successful that we're a complete surprise, and I've made movies that I thought we're going to be very successful that, you know.

A good actor is like a racehorse or a Ferrari. If a cylinder is missing on a Chevy, it's doesn't matter that much. But if something's not working right on a Ferrari, it makes a big difference. It's the three percent that makes the difference between good and great. It's a fine line. If you're not there, it's very painful.

Morning is the best time to see movies.