Acting is everybody's favorite second job.

I think the Greeks invented sports as an antidote to philosophy. In sports there are absolute rules. It's not, What about this? What about that? Either you're safe or you're out. It's ten yards or it's not. It's in the hoop or out of the hoop. It's certain.

Before I moved into the mainstream of American movies, I wrote a script as an experiment. I wanted to get very far away from the clichés about the three-act play - structure, development.

I'll tell you one thing: Don't ever give anybody your best advice, because they're not going to follow it.

I always knew there wasn't going to be anybody to help me and emotionally support me, that whatever I did I'd have to do on my own.

I've been too many places. I'm like the bad penny.

If you want your freedom, you have to be willing to work hard to exercise it.