We are still in the position of waking up and having a choice. Do I make the world better today somehow, or do I not bother?

You don't necessarily go in to talk to the person to try to find some secret key to the lock.

The truth is that everyone pays attention to who's number one at the box office. And none of it matters, because the only thing that really exists is the connection the audience has with a movie.

As a young man, even if I was going to see a play or a film by myself, I didn't feel like I was alone. There was something that was unfolding up there that brought me into it. And I recognised that. For those two hours, it made me feel like I belonged to something really good.

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.

It was a million tiny little things that, when you added them all up, they meant we were supposed to be together ... and I knew it.

If I stopped having passion, I'd be done.