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.

I think the fact that I was raised in show business, in New York City, in the '50s, that's affected my personality to the point that I'm a little different.

There's something dangerous about what's funny. Jarring and disconcerting. There is a connection between funny and scary.

I like to go to work, and also, I don't have any kids. I don't have any hobbies. I don't like to travel. So going to work is kind of it.

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

I want to make movies on a soundstage. They close the door and it's nighttime, daytime. If it has to rain, they make the rain. That's what I like.

I play a lot of, maybe a little bit, cartoonish people. I've been a Bond villain, and I play a lot of villains, people who want to take over something.