To create characters, one must build background. And one of the tools we use is improvisation.
Harvey KeitelI grew up with a lot of guys, some of them are dead, some of them are this and some of them that, and some of them very, very powerful, bright young men, who became this instead of that simply because of a lack of guidance - that's all.
Harvey KeitelI mean, you work and you try and find the work that suits you the best and you enjoy the most.
Harvey KeitelWhat fascinated me mostly about Mickey Cohen was that he, in his later years, hired someone to help him to comprehend literature, to help him to read better, to understand words better.
Harvey Keitel