Altman was told they wouldn't do the film with me. He could easily have abandoned me, but he stood by me and really bailed me out.

I wouldn't say I'm a method actor. I do research when I feel I don't have enough experience for the part I'm playing.

Most good actors have a huge intelligence about the human condition and a real open heart to different kinds of people and behavior.

In this time when a citizenry applauds the liberation of a country as it lives in fear of its own freedom, when people all over the country fear reprisal if they use their right to free speech, it is time to get angry. It is time to get fierce.

I don't care about Clinton's haircuts or his affairs or any of that stuff.

I'm not gangly; I'm very coordinated. I do have a bit of a baby face. But I guess that just means I'll be working longer.

I grew up in New York, and I have that in me, that be-honest-at-all-costs, don't b.s. me attitude. I say, If you've got something to say about me, say it to my face. And then we'll either talk about it or fight about it.