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

I mean, the actors that I admired were Marlon Brando, Montgomery Clift, an actress named Barbara Harris. And Greta Garbo. They were great actors.

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

You always learn something about movies. Directing or acting, there's always something new. It's the technological thing; there's always something to learn.

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

Thank God for the rain to wash the trash off the sidewalk.

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.