Mark Twain is a universe, and he is also a kind of American authority figure. He can say things to America that other people can't say, in a way that can truly be heard.

Warner Bros offered me the next Batman, and the only reason that I didn't do it was because of The Saint.

It's important to be yourself. What art does for everyone, helps you understand yourself and in a distilled way, whether it's a painting or a scene in acting or a joke. It distills something about everyday life that can be important to you.

I love that Bob Dylan asked me to be in the first movie he wrote.

My first girlfriend in high school, I had a girlfriend in grade school, but my first girlfriend in high school was Mare Winningham, very fine actress.

I don't believe in death. I think it's just a state of mind.

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