There are major influences on us that people are not aware of. There are big lies that nobody's willing to discuss.

Do you think God knew what he was doing when he created woman?

The stage has a certain discipline. But the ultimate standard is more exacting in film, because you have to see yourself and you are your own toughest critic.

The first role I ever played I had the lead and it's pretty much stayed that way, though people take great relish in calling me a character actor, which I am. There are a lot of short parts I could play, but I only do them when they are like this ("A Few Good Men"), central to the idea of the movie.

I goddamn near lost my nose. And I like it. I like breathing through it.

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

I don't want people to know what I'm actually like. It's not good for an actor.