I remember a meeting I had at MGM. It was at the end of their reign. They say we have you under contract, and because you’re under contract, we’d like to you to work. I said, well, that seems fair. But if it’s a really good movie, they were going to give it to a particular actor that was not under contract. The bottom line was they were going to pay you more if it was a bad one and pay you less if it was a good one.

The eiderdown of this 2-0 lead is a lot more comfortable than the blanket of 1-0.

I realized that the studios didn't really understand their own system.

You do a movie [where] you like the script [and] it has something to say that you care about. And there are certain people in this industry that you kind of stick with. Guys like [“The Congressman” producer] Fred Roos. They call you, and if you’re not working, that’s what you do.

I'm my own doctor. I have a group of people who call me up on a weekly basis. I'm a 'doctor' without a license.

We don't really know what Iran are capable of when the gun is put to their head

A lot of actors flame out.