But I would reinvent myself if I could. As a sexy leading man! We all would like that, but I don't know how to.

The better you are as a parent, the richer the nest you've built, the more difficult it is for your kids to leave. So they have to invent things to dislike about you. And they're brilliant at it.

The truth is, I've made about 30 movies in 30 years, and I've been criticized for 30 years for not making more movies.

It isn’t a big jump in the imagination to see yourself living alone like Mr Hoppy.

If you have this enormous talent, it's got you by the balls, it's a demon. You can't be a family man and a husband and a caring person and be that animal. Dickens wasn't that nice a guy.

I wanted to be a jazz pianist, but I wasn't good enough. I got into city college because I didn't have the grades to get into university. I took acting because it was a way to get three credits. I just needed three credits and my friend told me to take acting because it was like gym - nobody fails you. I took it and that's literally how I got involved in acting.

I think the most insulting thing you can do to a director is to challenge when he or she is satisfied with your interpretation.