My career is going better now than when I was younger. Now I get the part. Back then, I'd get the girl.

You must always steal, but only from the best people. Steal any trick that looks worthwhile. If you see Vivien Leigh or Robert DeNiro or Meryl Streep do something stunningly effective, and you can analyze how he or she did it, then pinch it. Because you can be sure that they stole it in the first place.

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.

Acting is not a competition; everything must be done for the good of the film or else everybody loses.

When I was 6 my father went to fight in the war, so he was my big hero. I thought he was the greatest thing.

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

You're never too old to be crazy.