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

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.

I don't like to watch my own movies - I fall asleep in my own movies.

Running a casino is like robbing a bank with no cops around. For guys like me, Las Vegas washes away your sins. It's like a morality car wash.

Don't let yourself get attached to anything you are not willing to walk out on in 30 seconds flat if you feel the heat around the corner.

Some day a real rain will come and wash all the scum off the streets.

Things rarely turn out the way we want them to.