I like to say that I didn't choose acting - acting chose me.

I don't give Hollywood the power to limit me. Only God can limit me.

My approach to the work is the same, whether I had the lead or a supporting role. I consider myself a character actor in the true sense of the word. Unless I'm doing my autobiography, I'm playing a character.

The only difference between working on a huge-budget film and a lesser-budget film, is the quality of lunch and dinner.

It can always get worse.

For me, acting was a way of releasing all of this stuff that I had inside - and a way for me to tell the stories of the people I knew, so that their spirit could live through me.

I like to say that I didn't choose acting - acting chose me.