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

...some men aren't looking for anything logical, like money. They can't be bought, bullied, reasoned, or negotiated with. Some men just want to watch the world burn.

The first thing I'll do if I want to look really crappy is, I don't wear any makeup at all.

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.

I am often asked which of my films has come closest to my own ideal of performance, and I always answer, 'Educating Rita.'

About Superman and Batman: the former is how America views itself, the latter, darker character is how the rest of the world views America.

My own mentality is that I've retired. They send me these scripts and if I absolutely have to do it, then I go to work.