I view my wife as my lover, and we have a bond that goes beyond words like wife or girlfriend or mother.

Mama always had a way of explaining things so I could understand them.

I've talked to a number of actors who have gained weight for roles, and just the sheer physical toll it puts on one's knees and shoulders - no one wants to do it again. I'm 57 and I don't think I'm going to take on any job or go on vacation again and see to it that I can gain 30 pounds.

Everybody has something that chews them up and, for me, that thing was always loneliness. The cinema has the power to make you not feel lonely, even when you are.

In the creative process you come to loggerheads and you just have to keep the process moving forward, even if that requires jumping on a plane and flying to London. It's a good thing it's fun, otherwise it would be too much work.

There's a difference between solitude and loneliness. I can understand the concept of being a monk for a while.

Oprah Winfrey today you are surrounded by nothing but love.