I thought it was funny. I always thought Star Wars and Indiana Jones were basically comedies. The humour came out of their relationships; it came out of the fact that we were basically types.

I get mad when people call me an action movie star. Indiana Jones is an adventure film, a comic book, a fantasy.

When I met scientists, I found them to be as various as any other group of people.

The focus and the concentration and the attention to detail that flying takes is a kind of meditation. I find it restful and engaging, and other things slip away.

There's no independent satisfaction without the success of the film itself. The feel that you have done the best you can to support the film.

The basic skill of an actor is, in fact, empathy, and that's maybe not a skill, it's a disposition. I am an assistant storyteller. I enjoy feeling useful to a team effort. It's my way of finding a use for myself, a utility in this world.

My goal was just to work regularly. I didn't ever expect to be rich or famous. I wanted to be a working character actor.