I don't like showing the technique. I don't like people who say, "Here, I'm going to act, but first I have to bounce off this wall." If you have to bounce off the wall, do it by yourself. Don't feature the technique. My old drama coach used to say, "Don't just do something, stand there." Gary Cooper wasn't afraid to do nothing.

It's a hell of a thing, killing a man. You take away all he's got and all he's ever gonna have.

It's much more fun to play something you're nothing like than what you are... It's much easier to hide yourself in a character.

You, me...we own this country. Politicians are employees of ours....And when somebody does not do the job, we got to let them go.

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

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

Nobody wants to make something that displeases people, but once you make a film, that's out of your control and you can't think about that. You just have to follow your head and make sure that you're satisfied by putting down what you intended.