I think the Greeks invented sports as an antidote to philosophy.

A star on a movie set is like a time bomb. That bomb has got to be defused so people can approach it without fear.

I'm an actor who they said was wrinkled and balding and everything else when I was in my early 30's. Most of the people who wrote that who thought they were younger than me are now bald and wrinkled.

For a long time, I was afraid to be alone. I had to learn how to be alone. And there are still times when I think, Uh-oh! I gotta talk to somebody here or I'm gonna go crazy! But I like to be alone. Now I do. I really do. There's a big luxury in solitude.

Through all permutations and youthful poetry, I came to believe that the film actor was the great "literateur" of his time.

Comedy is much harder, it's a lot more exacting. You can't just be real and you can't just use the same kind of techniques you use to fill up a regular scene.

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