I feel very lucky because I don't think there's any part I can't play. There are parts that scare me more than others.

Take caution in your tone, commander. I'm a fair man, but this -- heat is making me absolutely crazy.

I wasn't a babe in the woods. I'd watched a lot of stars, from James Dean to Brando, and I'd seen everybody alive work at MGM. I had a certain old-timer's quality, even though I was young and new, and drew on what I believed before I made it.

Frankly, I got into the movies because I like the movies a lot.

Human beings are always going to find interesting ways of making a mess of their lives. It's human nature.

I have never lied to you, I have always told you some version of the truth.

I look for a director with a script he likes a lot, but I'm probably after the directors more than anything.