I wanted to find my limitations so I decided to do Shylock. And if I fail? I've never been afraid of that. I have other fears - doing bad work knowingly is the worst fear.

One of the things you can do as an actor, is compensate for the things you can't do in life.

Life is an occasion...rise to it.

God knows I've done enough crap in my life to grow a few flowers.

One thing about being successful is that I stopped being afraid of dying. Once you're a star you're dead already. You're embalmed.

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

I decided a long time ago but sometimes it takes you 40 years to get around to doing something - and that's the truthful answer.