I think the election of [Barack] Obama was a great step to prove to the world that we believe that all men were created equal. I think it will show that we have humility.

My mother once said, "A beggar must always give to another beggar that's worse off than he is." That has always stuck with me.

The first time I had got an offer to come to Hollywood, I turned it down. I said, "No, I'm an actor of the stage.

My mother, we were a very poor family. When I was a kid, we would be in our little room, and there would be a knock on the door almost every night with a hobo begging for food. Even though we didn't even have enough to eat, my mother always found something to give them.

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

I have one computer that my wife gave me. All I know how to do, and I do it every day, is play Spider Solitaire. And I don't have a cell phone.

Sometimes, the thing that ties you down sets you free.