Directing takes a lot of time.

I've had really great experiences working with first-time directors. They come at filmmaking with fresh ideas. I've been very lucky that way.

We're here for such a short period of time.

I hadn't talked to him in many, many years. He got a bad rap on "Heaven's Gate." I actually live in the hog ranch from "Heaven's Gate" in Montana. Mike Cimino gave me that set, the whorehouse, that's my house.

Like most of the movies I get involved with, I resisted as long as possible, I really try to figure out why I shouldn't do it and this one had plenty of reasons "not to do it".

Every time I walk down one of those red carpets, you think I'd be used to it after all these years, but it's like it's happening for the first time.

A large part of acting is just pretending. You get to work with these other great make-believers, all making believe as hard as they can.