I started with the firm conviction that when I came to the end, I wanted to be regretting the things that I had done, not the things I hadn't.

My most useful acting tip came from my pal John Wayne. Talk low, talk slow, and don't say too much.

The difference between a movie star and a movie actor is this - a movie star will say, 'How can I change the script to suit me?' and a movie actor will say. 'How can I change me to suit the script?'

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.

If you held a pistol at my head, I couldn't tell you who they're going to vote for Best Actor.

I don't worry about the last shot or the next shot. I concentrate. Every shot gets a clean slate. And when a shot is over, I wipe it out absolutely. Tell a joke or something. If you worry about how you looked, how well you did, you'll go insane.

You don't retire from the movies. The movies retire you.