Clooney is just a pretty boy, man, and that's it, OK? I carried him on my back long enough. I'm on my own.

Working with talented people and challenging myself as an actor [excites me].

I approach a comedy the same way I do a drama. I try to make it as real as possible.

James Cagney, Steve McQueen, I loved all those guys. I grew up loving the movies but had no desire to be in them.

The world is very different today than it was in 1968.

I've always looked at my career as an athlete would look at his: I won't play forever. Some don't know when to walk away, but the smart ones do.

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.