The Alexander Technique has helped me to undo knots, unblock energy and deal with almost paralysing stage fright

All I know is that my best work has come out of being committed and happy.

I need six weeks of rehearsal and women need nine months and it took me 15 years to figure that out

When I look at a person, or a character, it is in every case the beginning of an endless journey. And I don't suppose I know where that starts. I know that I have to, like every other person, make decisions and have opinions. But I'm real careful to not judge crassly or cheaply someone else's life.

I have a film I want to direct. Gena Rowlands was going to do it with me a long time ago. It's about an older woman who's running a ranch in the west the old fashioned way.

I am so thrilled by the privilege of life, and yet at the same time I know that I have to let it go.

What's really frustrating with movies is the lack of improvement.