There's no such thing as an actor giving positive criticism to a director. The minute you say 'Don't you think it would look nicer', that director's going to hate your guts. Particularly if it's a good idea.

What point is there to all the wealth and power that America may have if they can't look after its own?

When things are really painful, I turn it into comedy.

In terms of popular cinema, 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest' is as near perfection as I can think of.

Filmmaking is something I have to do. It's not something I particularly want to do.

I love acting. It's the one job I know of where you can go in, go through complete catharsis - emotionally, physically sometimes and mentally - and at the end of the day say, 'See you in the pub, guys.

You have to just go with your imagination, where your instinct takes you.