You don't forget the movies, but you forget the details of them.

Our perception of celebrities in Hollywood is not the reality. The reality of our lives is so much like everyone else's life. We have family members we love, everyone gets up in the morning, they have three meals a day and they go about their business.

When I'm pushing myself, testing myself, that's when I'm happiest. That's when the rewards are greatest.

You relate to a character and you find that character within yourself. It's all parts of me. I don't leave characters behind. I just let them go.

There's a real danger in trying to stay king of the mountain. You stop taking risks, you stop being as creative, because you're trying to maintain a position. Apart from anything else that really takes the fun out of it.

A great screenplay is the most powerful bait in Hollywood.

My parents were devoted. Civic minded. We had family counsels. Three of us children against two of them. We lived a 'Leave It to Beaver' time.