I guess any movie actor can become a role model for audiences out there who enjoy him.

I'd say, go ahead, shoot your shot. More power to ya if you can come up with a different angle on the character.

Participating in a gun buy-back program because you think that criminals have too many guns is like having yourself castrated because you think your neighbors have too many kids.

A lot of times people get to a certain age and they quit. I always felt sorry for the Frank Capras, the Billy Wilders, directors like that, because they quit in their sixties. Why would you quit? Think of the great work they could've done in their sixties, seventies, and on up.

Nowadays, politically, everybody is promising everything. That's the only way you can get elected.

I'm always trying to tackle subjects that tax me and make me think. That's the key to staying young at heart. The brain has to be exercised the same as the rest of the body.

That's one of the actor's secrets: With everything you do, learn something new about yourself.