If you really want to become an actor, but only providing that acting doesn't interfere with your golf game, political ambitions and your life, you don't want to become an actor. Not only is acting more than a part time job, it's more than a full time job. It's a full time obsession.

I'm hoping there's an afterlife. As you get older, you hope even more fervently.

The trouble with women? Elbows.

I never look back at all. All of my sentiment and emotion goes into my family. I'm an extremely family oriented person and I have a very, very happy family life. That doesn't just include blood relations. I have friends who are close to me.

In film, other actors' performances really are not your concern. If the other actor isn't giving you what you want, act as though he were.

I think life has got to develop as you get older, and I don't want to be wandering along doing the same old thing. I want more out of life.

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.