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

Theater acting is an operation with a scalpel, movie acting is an operation with a laser

You're your first best audience, long before anybody else hears you. So don't be an easy audience. Keep asking for more.

I used to get the girl; now I get the part. In 'The Quiet American' you may have noticed I got the part and the girl. It's a milestone for me, because it's the last time I'm going to get the girl.

I've made the transition from star to character actor and I'm thoroughly enjoying it.

In my opinion, everybody is getting older and older. We have a great deal of dementia because nobody grew old enough to get it.

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