Good directors can bring certain things out of you, with their intensity or gentleness or sensitivity or understanding. They can make an actor feel he can do no wrong.

I always go back to how people behave. If you watch how people actually behave in a situation, it's very simple and honest and contained. You don't need to use as much expression, as much feeling. Some characters will boil over, and that's another thing, but a lot of times I think you can just do very, very little.

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

I got some bad ideas in my head.

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

Movies are hard work. The public doesn't see that. The critics don't see it. But they're a lot of work. A lot of work.

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.