I'm much more concerned with being a good dad than a good actor, being there for my children, educating them and hopefully helping them avoid some of the mistakes that I've made.

Okay, we're going to land somewhere safely, don't worry.

I've always wanted to do right in life. But the wanting and the doing aren't quite the same thing.

I don't enjoy doing nothing or sitting in my trailer watching ESPN.

In my movies, I'm not trying to erase any old image of myself, really. And also I'm not trying to imitate anyone or follow in their footsteps, because I know, Burt Reynolds was just one of the people that told me this, I know how you can only last in this business if you got something special to offer, just by being yourself.

The important thing is that ever since I realized all the wrongs that I had done, I have been trying to correct them for the past 27 years.

When you think about the person responsible for creating the character and the dialogue, Bill Monahan, who's a Boston guy, obviously, his words roll off my tongue quite nicely.