I come from a show-business family, so wanting to become an actor never crossed my mind. It was just a part of my life.

I don't have a lot of hobbies. I don't play golf. I don't have any children. Things that occupy people's time. I just try to take jobs.

I have made a number of movies that I have never seen. It's not a matter of ego. It's a matter of being disappointed. It's really a shame. It's just as difficult to make a movie that no one cares about as to make a hit.

People come up to me all the time in New York. Not for autographs, but to talk about movies, often in a very scientific way.

Laurence Olivier said in an interview once that when he plays a tragedy he always aims for the funny parts, and the other way around. Because in a comedy you look for what's serious. I think that's true. Sometimes things are really funny if you're absolutely earnest. If you're really serious, it's hilarious.

Emotional power is maybe the most valuable thing that an actor can have.

I'm better off not socializing. I make a better impression if I'm not around.