He [Castro] is a genius. We spoke about everything.

There's no point dwelling on what might or could have been. You just have to go forward.

Women are sort of like motorcycle gangs with me. They get really shy and polite. I don't know why.

When it's over for a woman, it's over. You're not getting an appeal.

OK, the director makes the movie. But some movies can't get made without someone like me in them.

I have never felt brutalized as an actor. Many actors do, some times, but I've never had that experience. If I'm not happy with the balance, I just won't work with that person again.

There are many directors in the middle range who've made mostly successful pictures, and then there are a few great directors who've had some successes and some failures. I suppose my life would be smoother if I wasn't almost totally enamored of the latter category.