De Niro is a classic example of somebody who is iconic and who sort of effortlessly puts actors at ease the moment you meet him. I think it's also just something that he innately does with people.

Most people in the world have seen more of me on-screen than my kids have.

My walk is consistently made fun of.

I never wanted to have to take a job because I didn't have any money.

It never occurs to me that I'd be intimidating to anybody. Maybe I should consider that.

I'm good at disguising my feelings.

My grandmother raised five children during the Depression by herself. At 50, she threw her sewing machine into the back of a pickup truck and drove from North Dakota to California. She was a real survivor, so that's my stock. That's how I want my kids to be too.