I was desperately unhappy with it [Blade Runner]. I was compelled by contract to record five or six different versions of the narration, each of which was found wanting on a storytelling basis. The final version was something that I was completely unhappy with. The movie obviously has a very strong following, but it could have been more than a cult picture.

I saw what luck and success I had as an opportunity to twist it up and do something different, so I've always sought out different genres and different kinds of characters.

I was always very grateful I was never hot. In the entire length of my career, I haven't been the most adored.

You always have to know what the ambition of the scene is, what the purpose of that scene is in the telling of the story overall, so that you're there to support the story.

When I first started out, I was a bad actor.

I didn't play much ball. I wasn't much of a ball fan.

What I observed about my fellow actors was that most gave up very easily.