There are roles I am never considered for. Meryl Streep roles, let's say. Why not? I really wanted to do 'Ironweed,' for example, because the depression era in this country was one of the best for multiracial people, because everybody was poor. Everybody lived in the tents, and under buildings, and under gratings, together.

Everything for me is visual. That's just how my head works.

If you can handle the fact that people are going to be mad at you when you do what you think is right, you'll be alright.

You know, be an actor because you love to act. Don't be an actor because you think you're going to get famous, because that's luck.

It you want to be somebody, If you want to go some where, you've got to wake up and pay attention

My family is Jewish, Buddhist, Baptist and Catholic. I don't believe in man-made religions.

It never occurs to me that there are things I can't do.