Success is a relative quotient, and fame can be ephemeral. An Oscar is something that becomes a part of your record, a tangible acknowledgement that your efforts have made a difference.

You are not an extra in somebody else's film. You are the star in your own life.

You can't take responsibility for everything. You can't have that kind of control. At some point, it's all out of our hands.

Success is a relative quotient, and fame can be ephemeral. An Oscar is something that becomes a part of your record, a tangible acknowledgement that your efforts have made a difference.

It's interesting as one grows older to keep in touch with the cutting edge.

Fear is a pair of handcuffs on your soul.

I mean, I was always interested in people like Lenny Bruce, people who are breaking the old rules and making new ones.