My self-confidence didn't come from my appearance, it came from other things that I did. But certainly not my appearance.

I've been a professional actor for almost 40 years.

I think now that I'm in the autumn of my life, and I'm getting a chance of having an overview and looking at the shape of how things happen, when things happen, why things happen, I think it was fitting that I spent most of my early career doing mask work, because I just don't think I was that comfortable in my own skin.

I lost 90 pounds and my blood pressure went down to a normal level and the salt in my urine disappeared. And that was when I had to make the transition from fat character actor to thin character actor.

I love to continue to challenge myself and put myself in situations that are slightly uncomfortable.

I'm kind of one of these guys who wants to play everything once before it's all over.

I never direct myself, because I don't like working with me. I would punch me in the mouth if I had to take my direction.