Big budgets don't necessarily give you big films.

Wines are like women in that it's often the imperfections that fascinate.

Nobody knows who Barry Crump is, anywhere, but in New Zealand he's huge. I am of that age, where I sort of grew up with Barry Crump books. Look, if you read the book, you realize it is actually not a funny book at all.

You never really know who you're going to be acting with, but that doesn't really matter. 99% of the actors I've worked with, and they number in the thousands, I've liked.

I've worked all my life to shed myself of any character.

As much as possible, I try to encourage people to use stunt men because that is really their job.

I understand acting and I understand actors. I don't really understand the world of celebrity. That's just bizarre. Those sorts of elements I'm at sea with.