I come from the slums; I come from a hard background; I come from a poor family; and I was a soldier.

If you put someone on screen long enough, they become the hero.

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

Since I was 19, I've had the most fun possible every single day, even when I had a rough life. It was the army which taught me about life, and the theater which taught me how good it could be.

Save your money. You're going to need twice as much money in your old age as you think.

One of the great things with comedy is that there's no such thing as a mediocre comedy; it's either uproarious or crap. That's the problem.

To me, 'Educating Rita' is the most perfect performance I could give of a character who was as far away from me as you could possibly get and of all the films I have ever been in, I think it may be the one I am most proud of.