I'm not just painting for painting's sake. I want to be truthful.

That's what Rocky is all about: pride, reputation, and not being another bum in the neighborhood.

Most of the films I myself like don't do very well. Every director, he has a choice, whether to go for subtlety and try to articulate every minute detail, or to go for the broad strokes and hope that the people will fill in between the lines. I tend to go for the broader strokes.

Every morning, I crawl out of bed. I sit there and think, 'Do I really need this?' And I drag myself to the gym in my garage. It's not fun. I hate it. I work out alone. Weights.

Theater is like boxing - having the audience ringside. It's instant gratification. Or horrification.

Nothing is real if you don't believe in who you are!

I don't fall into the physical manifestation of a man of letters. So I guess people assume the scripts are delivered to me under the door.