I'm so glad for the dozens of times I haven't listened along the way.

I just think it is important that you realize, that you're the best in the world. Whether you are a Democrat or Republican or whether you're libertarian or whatever, you are the best. And we should not ever forget that. And when somebody does not do the job, we got to let them go.

Overnight stardom can be harmful to your mental health. Yeah. It has ruined a lot of people.

Everything that you do is a challenge. And acting is just building up your concentration and being able to listen and to do the ridiculous.

An awful lot of good movies have gone unrecognized, and an awful lot of bad movies have had tremendous recognition. As long as you keep that in mind, you are never really disappointed.

That's the secret to a movie career - just keeping an open mind.

Hollywood, as everyone knows, glamorizes physical courage. . . . if I had to define courage myself, I wouldn't say it's about shooting people. I'd say it's the quality that stimulates people, that enables them to move ahead and look beyond themselves.