My mother worked for a woman, Maria Ley-Piscator, who with her husband founded the Dramatic Workshop, which was connected to the New School. My mother did proofreading and typing and stuff or her, and as part of her payment, I was able to take acting classes there on Saturdays when I was 10.

I never walk into a place I don't know how to walk out of.

I spent lunchtime in a grave during the filming of 'Bloody Mama.' When you're younger, you feel that's what you need to do to help you stay in character. When you get older, you become more confident and less intense about it - and you can achieve the same effect.

When I think of a good restaurant, it's where the food has been consistent; there's always a consistency.

You learned the two greatest thing in life, never rat on your friends, and always keep your mouth shut.

Every set up that you do, everything is precisely modulated and raised and lowered.”

Feeling a little bit alive is a lot better than just waiting to die.