I am more greatly moved by people who struggle to express themselves...I prefer the abstract concept of incoherence in the face of great feeling to beautiful, full sentences that convey little emotion.

The last time I was on a small set would've been probably My Left Foot.

Many years ago, I really didn't know where the next work was coming from.

I like things that make you grit your teeth. I like tucking my chin in and sort of leading into the storm. I like that feeling. I like it a lot.

I would wish for any one of my colleagues to have the experience of working with Martin Scorsese once in their lifetime.

If you have a certain wildness of spirit, a cabinet maker's workshop is not the place to express it.

For as long as I can remember, the thing that gave me a sense of wonderment and renewal... has always been the work of other actors.