I don't believe in having to show anybody anything. I just do my work. You know, making a living as an actor is such a rarity on earth. It's like making a living as a painter. So I look at different opportunities in the same way as Jack Nicholson, who said once, "Keep popping up in different holes. That's what you want to do: Just keep popping up in different holes." That made a lot of sense to me.

Wanting to work is a luxury; having to work is not.

Directing is a tremendous art.

Someone's just told me the English are still trying to take over the United States - is that true?

I'm just thinking all the time. There are times when I don't really need to think. You know what I mean? If you think about stuff for five hours, you really only need to do like five minutes and the rest of sort of rehashing it and dramatically going over it.

Every film can be fun, even if it's a terror.

In show business, you can't make a living. You can only make a fortune, but you can't make a living.