I do occasionally envy the person who is religious naturally, without being brainwashed into it or suckered into it by all the organized hustles.

I'm short enough and ugly enough to succeed on my own.

In fact, when they wake up in the morning, they're Jack Nicholson or Robert De Niro or Josh Brolin. And it's built-in, but they think it's all this other stuff. But it's not. They'd be great if they didn't think about their part or if they did think about it.

You always think another time would have been ideal for you . . . the reality is there was no novocaine when you went to the dentist.

I don't want to achieve immortality through my work. I want to achieve it through not dying.

I am plagued by doubts.

It's hard for me to know. I'll think, 'I really brought off my ideas, it's great,' and no one sparks to it