Acting is not a science. Anybody who believes that their success exists in relation to their goals is deluding themselves; unless you think of a career in terms of financial goals. I have nothing against Tom Cruise, but he must have a large capacity to deal with the business side of movies.

I saw the horizon. It's out there. And though I may not ever be able to touch it, it's worth reaching for.

There's nothing good about divorce.

I'm a character actor, but I look like a leading man.

I fell in love with the land and with the very old fashioned idea of leaving a physical legacy for my children. A stunning place, with a magnificent forest of trees, and a magnificent river.

Jim Thompson understood something about the serial killer before the psychology caught up to it, which is that they are detached to it and they do want to get caught.

There are lots of actors who are awful people, but nobody talks about them being awful because they've made billions.