I wanted to become a painter for a while. I think it was because I was lazy.

I will work with a director who has good material because at the end of the day, that's what counts.

An award doesn't necessarily make you a better actor.

The bad news is that only the bad people reach the news because they are noisier.

There is no middle ground in Hollywood; you're a failure or you're a success. That mentality is wild.

[That night] I was sitting by Jack Nicholson with my long list of thanks, and I said, `I'm so nervous. I don't know what to say if I go up there.' He said, `Don't get emotional, drop the names, and dedicate it to your mother.'

My first part was in a film where I played a sadomasochist who killed people and created fun orgies. I'm a method actor. I went to every orgy in the world.