Art is a way to get strength from something that is life-affirming. It can be quite violent and still be life-affirming.

It is a weird thing that actors have people applaud when they're done working. I still find that entertaining.

If you look up the definition of news in the dictionary, it isn't what you watch on TV.

I never cultivated a personality. Almost everyone who is really famous has cultivated a personality.

I love acting, and doing it well matters to me.

There was no one around called 'Val' when I was young, so I wanted to be John or Bill. Now I like it.

I liked being Doc Holliday. It's fun to be insightful and aristocratic, to stand up for your friend and make sacrifices for him. It was fun to be arrogant like he was and have the goods to back it up. He was a very noble character. Although, let's not forget, he did kill a lot of people.