But I always had the ability to say no. That's how I called my own shots.

In my case, the body of work stands for itself... I think my work has been representative of me as a man.

My father was the quintessential husband and dad.

So I had to be careful. I recognized the responsibility that, whether I liked it or not, I had to accept whatever the obligation was. That was to behave in a manner, to carry myself in such a professional way, as if there ever is a reflection, it's a positive one.

We suffer pain, we hang tight to hope, we nurture expectations, we are plagued occasionally by fears, we are haunted by defeats and unrealized hopes . . . The hoplessness of which I speak is not limited.

You don't have to become something you're not to be better than you were.

When I set out to become an actor, I had set myself a standard.