I got an agent. He said, what do you wanna do, and I said, I want an Oscar nomination. That's your job, that's what I'm paying you for. And I got it.

One of the things I did early on in film was over-enunciate and talk too loud.

We must admit that it is quite common that people do have affairs with their leading ladies and men.

That's pretty much what every scene is about, getting people to see your point of view. Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose.

Perhaps there is such a thing as obscene sex, but I know that violence is always obscene. So I don't get it, that you can disembowel a woman but you can't see her tits. Who made that up? That's sick!

The roughest part is showing up. Once you throw yourself into the scene, it's just great fun to let it all go and not be self-conscious, and stop questioning whether you're sufficient.

It sure is boring to be around people who are in character all the time. I always find it's closer to mental illness than acting excellence.