I am a really writer-oriented actor.

There are a lot of things that come to bear on movies now that I don't think are good for movies. They're trying to appeal to the biggest demographic and, when they do that, you sometimes flatten out.

Life's better when it's fun. Boy, that's deep, isn't it?

If you want to make a great sports movie, don't put too much sports in it. It's the backdrop. It's the environment.

I've always been distracted when somebody is coming after me and saying, "You're the only person who can play this part."

If somebody said my wife's not beautiful, I'd go, she is. I wouldn't say, really? No, she is. I know she is. In my mind, you know.

President Kennedy was willing to go to war. He was not a coward. The man had been in war and so had Ken O'Donnell. He was ready to protect this nation, but he was not ready for a military solution just because it was being rammed down his throat.