I want to say to the people, if I am a star, the people made me a star. No studio, no person, but the people did.

Personally, I react to Marlon Brando. He's a favorite of mine.

People had a habit of looking at me as if I were some kind of mirror instead of a person.

Don't let your fear of failing triumph over the joy of participating.

What's the good of drawing in the next breath if all you do is let it out and draw in another?

An actor is supposed to be a sensitive instrument. Isaac Stern takes good care of his violin. What if everybody jumped on his violin?

Of course, it does depend on the people, but sometimes I'm invited places to kind of brighten up a dinner table like a musician who'll play the piano after dinner, and I know you're not really invited for yourself. You're just an ornament.