I'm a character actor. Nobody's ever seemed to think of me as a leading man. I'm 6'6''. I've got a big nose. I'm gangly. I've got crooked teeth. That's certainly not Brad Pitt. I'm still around and alive, so if they need older guys, I guess they're thinking of me.

It's a wonderful thing as time goes by, to be with someone who looks into your face when you've gotten old and still sees what you think you look like.

My definition of a character actor is - they never get the girl.

When I did 'Babe' I wanted to talk about animal rights without going through some convoluted justifications about using animal products.

I play an 89-year-old man whose wife has Alzheimer's in a movie called 'Still.' I play a World War II veteran, I acted with my son and it's called 'Memorial Day.'

I don't look like a leading man, whatever they look like. It's changing a little.

Studios are run by those who are way too old or mostly young, who don't think creatively.