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.

Nobody's a criminal to himself. I never play a criminal like a bad person.

Obsession is a young man's game, and my only excuse is that I never grew old.

For Cider House Rules, I was doing a New England accent.

I don't like getting up early in the morning and learning all that stuff. I work with offers that I can't refuse.

There is no point in competing with young talent...I just concentrate on getting better each day.

Maybe it's time we all stop trying to outsmart the truth and let it have its day.