It's such a relief for me to sit in front of a tape recorder and not be using it to learn my lines.

Actors have to stay optimistic. The moment we start thinking otherwise, we're dead.

Booze is the most outrageous of drugs which is why I chose it.

When my father would come home from the track after a good day, the whole room would light up; it was fairyland. But when he lost, it was black. In our house, it was always either a wake ... or a wedding.

I can't stand light. I hate weather.

Writing is a kind of performing art, and I can't sit down to write unless I'm dressed. I don't mean dressed in a suit, but dressed well and comfortably and I have to be shaved and bathed.

I can't stand light. I hate weather. My idea of heaven is moving from one smoke-filled room to another.