I'm suffering from oxygen deprivation. It's overwhelming watching your career go by.

When I was young there was no respect for the young, and now that I am old there is no respect for the old

I'm anti - the pussy generation. Not to be confused with pussy.

Every man has got to know his limitations.

I just kind of had my own impressions growing up with Hoover as a heroic figure in the 40s - actually the 30s, 40s, and 50s and beyond - but this was all prior to the information age so we didn't know about Hoover except what was usually in the papers, and this was fun, because this was a chance to go into it [ during filming 'J. Edgar Hoover' ]

It's a very confusing era that we're in.

If you want a guarantee, buy a toaster.