Part of me is still waiting to grow up, to be an adult, and the other part knows there is no such thing.

I didn't understand 3-D in the fifties and I can't say I get it now either. I just don't see what the big deal is.

In a way, J.F.K. was the high point of the American dream. In order to go to the moon and back, all we did was say we could - and we did.

I really think that living is the process of going from complete certainty to complete ignorance.

When you Google me, you'll find a lot of people don't like Richard Dreyfuss. Because I'm cocky and I present a cocky attitude. But no one has ever disagreed with the notion I represent, that we need more civic education. So far there's 100 percent support for that.

The bad guy always gets the best scene and the best lines in the film, and they usually get the most days off.

The happiest I ever been was when I was a struggling actor. I've had big houses and small houses. I always had work available for most of my career. When I actually had to find jobs to make money, that's when I was happy.