The reason actors, artists, writers have agents is because we'll do it for nothing. That's a basic fact - you gotta do it.

If you want to see a miracle, be the miracle

I remember saying to my agent, "Listen, everybody's going out to Hollywood and making movies. I think I ought to go out there." And his advice to me was, "I wouldn't do that if I were you. If they want you in Hollywood, they'll send you." And sure enough, they did.

I don't have to do anything. The character is shaped on the page.

Acting means living, it's all I do and all I'm good at. If I weren't getting paid well, I would still be acting in a small troupe somewhere.

It's seldom that you get to work with one director more than once. I've worked with Clint Eastwood three times, but that's the only one that's happened with, simply because I adore his work.

If I wasn't acting, I have no clue what I'd be doing 'cause I have no other talent.