Acting didn't solve much! If it did, I would have ended up much less crazy than I am today, but I'm not. At least for me, acting is a relief - a relief to be able to admit certain things about myself and disguise in my work, in my characters.

I lived below the official American poverty line until I was 31.

Myth is supposed to bring us together, but fantasy alienates us.

Now, I'm simply working with people I want to work with. I just want to have good working experiences and let the dice fall where they may.

We need to band together as a unit every day, especially to conquer the strength of the AIDS virus.

This is not a movie about smelling the urine! It's another kind of movie." Volker Schlöndorff got Billy Wilder to agree to these conversations - you can buy it - because Volker spoke German at times. And he said to Billy Wilder: "What is in your mind?" And he said: "If you're going to try to tell the truth to the audience, you'd better be funny or they'll kill you." And I haven't forgotten that.

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