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

I'm trying to work only with established, respected directors. I took a lot of bad scripts and worked for a lot of lazy directors, and it was discouraging to go to the screenings and see that the director had added nothing, the editor had added nothing, there was nothing to see.

If you think you're going to be up for an Oscar, you schedule your moviemaking.

I can never be the hero now. You have to be young and all that stuff. I used to be the hero.

I don't have to work. I suppose I should retire. But I enjoy working.

I had an extraordinary belief in myself. For years people told me to give it up and even though I was poverty- stricken, I never thought I should give it up.

I am in so many movies that are on TV at 2:00 a.m. that people think I am dead.