The actor has the advantage - or the liability - of knowing, "It's going to be my face up there on the frickin' screen, so I better keep my wits about me. Nobody's going to care that I was bad because I was not happy. They're only going to know I'm bad."

Somebody's gotta stand up and say pubic hair is good, murder is bad. Sex is good, violence is bad.

I don't watch rushes. My whole thing is to try to stay in the moment with the other actor, and to let it all hang. I'm not sure I'm right on that, though.

Women, in order to recharge their batteries, gather in groups. They can recharge their batteries with their sisters. I tend to recharge my batteries in solitude, therefore the motorcycle trips. I need to be alone. As a matter of fact, I have to be careful. I could turn into a hermit.

When I was in New York, I was making a living. We had a summer house and a car that I could put in a garage. That's something for a stage actor.

When I watch a film I get swept away. I don't really watch the camera.

The only people who do plays in LA are people who can't get jobs in TV shows.