The only thing that might make me stay in bed would be fear. Once I get rest, then I can overcome the fear of a given day and then I'm ready. I'm ready to go. Not that I always have that fear, but sometimes that's the only thing that would keep me in bed more than just the laziness.

But for me, the challenge is how you turn a character into behavior. Once the director says 'action', you just try to live between those two worlds.

What people don't understand about Sarah Palin is that she is a rancher's wife. From Alberta down to Texas I've known women like that: good common sense, bright and vilified by city people.

Listening to critics is like letting Muhammad Ali decide which astronaut goes to the moon.

The most solitary I ever felt was when I was living in New York. I used to live in Enrico Caruso's old apartment, and I had a special staircase that took me up to the roof. There was nobody up there.

There was nothing wrong with shouting at God.

The beginning and the end of the tango is the walk.