I have a knack of making villainous people a little bit sympathetic, a bit of fun on screen.

I have been rich and I have been poor. I know which one I prefer.

The standing ovation threw me. ... To be held in such regard in a town so full of talent is quite something.

Theater acting is an operation with a scalpel, movie acting is an operation with a laser

I've got a lot of back-up because my father was a Catholic, my mother was a Protestant, I was educated by Jews and I'm married to a Muslim. So I won't lose out on a technicality.

January is the garbage can of movies in America, directly after all the Oscar contenders have been out.

To disappear your complete self into a character is quite difficult. I've tried it 85 times, and I've succeeded two or three times.