You know, you have to have some inner philosophy to deal with adversity.

I never had any desire to be a film actor. I never thought I was the good-looking movie type, which I assumed they wanted.

What would my parents think about America if they arrived here today? Would they even want to come? I wonder.

The biggest lie is the lie we tell ourselves in the distorted visions we have of ourselves, blocking out some sections, enhancing others. What remains are not the cold facts of life, but how we perceive them. That's really who we are.

Unfortunately, once I did learn to smoke, I couldn't stop. I escalated to two packs a day very quickly, and stayed that way for about ten years. When I decided to stop, I adopted the method that my father had used when he quit. He would carry a cigarette in his shirt pocket, and every time he felt like smoking, he would pull out the cigarette and confront it: "Who stronger? You? Me?" Always the answer was the same: "I stronger." Back the cigarette would go, until the next craving. It worked for him, and it worked for me.

The best wine comes from home, wherever it is.

The first thing I look for in a woman is warmth-femininity. It's got nothing to do with a pretty face.