For Cider House Rules, I was doing a New England accent.
I am in so many movies that are on TV at 2:00 a.m. that people think I am dead.
First of all, I choose the great roles, and if none of these come, I choose the mediocre ones, and if they don't come, I choose the ones that pay the rent.
Funny things happen to you in movies for silly reasons.
Anyone can write. But comedy, you've got to do some writing. You get one comedy script to every 20 dramas.
There are loads of black actors.You can't say: I'm going to vote for him, he's not very good but he's black, [so] I'll vote for him. You've got to give a good performance.