I'm not a comedian. I don't make things funny if they're not funny. I don't invent funny stuff.

If you want to see a miracle, be the miracle

I avoid seeing myself while I'm working on role so I won't see "me."

I like the character roles. Somewhere back there I really came to the conclusion in my mind that the difference between acting and stardom was major. And that if you become a star, people are going to go to see you. If you remain an actor, they're going to go and see the story you're in.

I got my first job as a card-carrying actor in New York in 1967. Before that, I was a very desperate wannabe.

Not only do I have to live, right, I have to get some cash for my troubles - it's a scary thing, and people need to start to think about the messages that they send in the movies.

Very often, you know, you stop walking because you say, 'Well, I'm tired of climbing this hill. I'm never going to get to the top.' And you're only two steps from the top.