The only thing that I have done that is not mitigated by luck, diminished by good fortune, is that I persisted, and other people gave up.

I love the comic opportunities that come up in the context of a father-son relationship.

You know how a woman gets a man excited? She shows up.

That's always my ambition is to create a character out of what will help tell the story. I've never been an actor to say my character wouldn't do that, because he should do that in order to help tell the story.

I've always wanted to be bald. I mean it, completely bald. Wouldn't it be great to be bald in the rain?

Hokey religions and ancient weapons are no match for a good blaster at your side, kid.

I've never been bothered by proximity to special effects and I've never felt disadvantaged by them. They're all part of a movie, and when the movie's under control I don't feel upstaged by them.