Gregory Peck was so charismatic. I saw a woman fall down - fall down! - when she saw him in a restaurant. And Brando. We were in London, and by then he was about 380 pounds. There was a gorgeous waitress, and off he went, in direct competition with me for this young girl's attention, speaking French, making her blush.

Hollywood is wonderful, but it does eat its young.

I think part of my reputation has to do with the difficult roles I've played. Actors do tend to get identified with their characters.

My only challenge is to entertain. And I accomplish my task better when I myself am entertained by what I am doing. I am very critical of myself, I constantly set the bar higher and higher. I try to surpass myself. That`s all. But I also know how to preserve myself, to not let myself get bedazzled by the smoke and mirrors.

Mark Twain is as big as America. He really is.

It's the first time that I've ever had an art show based on a film, but it's a photography collage.

I have two children and they're young yet but all of the children that I know really inspire me.