As an actor, you use the things from yourself that you can apply to the character.

Better to be king for a night than a schmuck for a lifetime.

There is a certain combination of anarchy and discipline in the way I work.

Reputation, you know – a lifetime to build, seconds to destroy.

I always enjoy coming to Israel. Israelis are warm, they're energetic people. Forthright. Very smart. I always like smart people. They're nice people, you know. Aggressive, and I respect that aggressiveness because you need it in their situation.

I guess the only thing to do now is meet his parents. I'm sure they're decent people. I mean they gotta be if they named their son Gaylord Focker.

The one thing I always talk about in terms of restaurants is consistency.