While we can never do enough to show gratitude to our nation's defenders, we can always do a little more.

I was always fascinated with rock 'n' roll, or girls, or something like that when I was a kid.

I started a theater called Steppenwolf. We've been very supportive of the veterans there.

I've worked with a lot of really fine actors, both on stage and on screen. The level of their game lifts me up and brings the level of my game up to theirs. Always. It's like a constant upgrade.

The actors I was most impressed with and who were influencing my taste were all movie actors, so I always wanted to do movies but I didnt want to go to Hollywood and become a waiter in the meantime. The chances are really slim that an actor will be discovered in Hollywood. ... Ive never had to compromise myself for a job, ever.

Sometimes you're in great demand. Then suddenly your career hits the breaks.

I save money when I'm working so that I never have to take a role simply to pay the bills.