If De Niro wants to spend the twilight of his career as the McDonald's of master thespians, we can't stop him.

I don’t get into these long-winded heavy discussions about character - do we do this or that or what. At the end of the day, what you gotta do is just go out there and do it.

You do what you do best, try to stop guys like me

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 always say people can call me anything they want as long as they don't call me late for supper.

When you feel that you can't fight it, you just go for it. When it comes to the arts, passion should always trump common sense.

I certainly know the difference between right and wrong.