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

I work for a company that makes deceptively shallow serving dishes for Chinese restaurants.

Fantasy is only a state of mind that you can employ when existing in a real context.

New York is my home and I have a particular fondness for it. I think it's a place where you can generate any kind of story wonderfully. But I also would be very happy to make a film in Paris or Rome.

And in all of Babylonia there was wailing and gnashing of teeth, 'til the prophets bade the multitudes get a grip on themselves and shape up.

Those who can't do, teach. And those who can't teach, teach gym.

As I've gotten older, the parts have diminished. I liked it when I was younger, I could always play the lead in the movie and I could do all the romantic scenes with the women, and it was fun and I liked to play that. Now, I'm older and I'm reduced to playing the backstage doorman or the uncle or something. I don't really love that so occasionally, when a part comes up, I'll play it.