I've been lucky. The critics never went out of their way to single me out for doing bad work.

Never stop asking yourself whether you can do things better. Keep testing every aspect of your business to the nth degree, and challenge every one of your assumptions. The tougher you are on yourself now, the tougher your business will be out there in the real world.

I always thought of myself as some sort of athlete until I started playing golf a couple years ago.

Showing up every day isn't enough. There are a lot of guys who show up every day who shouldn't have showed up at all.

My kid was a great baseball player. I thought I had it made. Front-row seats at Yankee Stadium. Then he turned sixteen and wanted to be a rapper.

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

It's a very charming movie about the mob - a real stretch for me.