You have to be very careful when you let someone win.

Sometimes it seems like this is the choice - either kick ass or kiss ass.

There's a big difference between wanting to work and having to work. And I had to learn that the hard way. Now money is very important to me, because I ain't got it.

There are a lot of guys in Hollywood who clap you on the back just a little too hard.

I really believe that you grow up a certain way in New York. There's a New York morality, a sense of loyalty. You know how to win and lose. There's a thousand kids outside, you know who to push and who not to push. There's a sixth sense you develop just because it's New York.

What I do quite honestly and seriously and not in any way being humble is not as important as what the garbage collector does. People make actors important.

I remember at 16 years old, growing up in Queens, we were punks, but hey, when we went to the theater, we wore a shirt and tie! Similarly, I believe that to keep movie theaters in existence, they're gonna have to make 'em an event, have a couch, a table and drinks or something. Otherwise, there's no reason to get out of your bed!