If I'm a commodity, it wouldn't be a wise idea to buy stock in me - although, in the long run, maybe I'm a slow growth investment.

I think the enemy is self-censorship. In a free society the biggest danger is that you're afraid to the point where you censor yourself.

Bush is very clever. When the debate should have been about the deterioration of our cities and the lack of action by government, he sent in his idiot to make an outrageous statement about Murphy Brown.

You get money out of acting. You get gray hair out of directing. Actually, I get more of a rush from directing.

New York is not conductive to theater. New York does not encourage its young. It does not encourage experimentation.

I ran spotlight. Swept up. Did box office. Ran the lighting board. But acting was the most fun.

If you find yourself in a movie that you have questions about, it's not a compromise to your integrity.