In my experience, it's usually up to the actor how a character is portrayed.

Let's give some substance to patriotism. It may take a generation.

My worst fear is that I'll end up living in some run-down duplex on Wilshire wearing pants hiked up to my nipples and muttering under my breath.

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

Jaws, first time I saw it, I forgot I was in it. True. Totally forgot, and got as scared as everybody else, and it's a great movie.

I have more fun and more grand and glorious moments of my life than anyone I've never known. I know that some people call that manic-depress, and that other people call that being touched by God. I just call myself lucky.

Happiness has a bad rap. People say it shouldn't be your goal in life. Oh, yes it should.