[Having monologue] are talking to somebody even if it's just to yourself, convince yourself if that's what you're trying to do.

I'd be more frightened by not using whatever abilities I'd been given. I'd be more frightened by procrastination and laziness.

A man once told me that you step out of your door in the morning, and you are already in trouble. The only question is are you on top of that trouble or not?

I and haven't been unemployed for 20 years. I'm an exception to the rule.

We'll all retire from life at some point. The great thing about acting is you don't necessarily have to retire.

It's simple: You get a part. You play a part. You play it well. You do your work and you go home. And what is wonderful about movies is that once they're done, they belong to the people. Once you make it, it's what they see. That's where my head is at.

Meryl and Katharine Hepburn are probably the two greatest actresses of this and the last century.