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

If you're a movie actor, you're on your own - you cannot control the stage. The director controls it.

If you're a gardener you don't need a gym. [...] You're always carrying large sacks of manure all over.

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

As an actor, my attitude towards using of film versus digital is, if you have film, filmmakers have to cut eventually so you don't have to learn all that dialogue. With digital, they can just go on forever and it's a nightmare. So, I like film - nice short takes.

At 69, I got the girl! And it wasn't a 68-year-old girl, either.

I felt a tremendous sadness for men who can't deal with a woman of their own age.