Age is the first limitation on roles that I've ever had to encounter, and I hit that awhile ago. |
Well, a girlfriend once told me never to fight with anybody you don't love. |
Well, a younger woman is a type, but not necessarily a type for me. And what is a younger woman? I mean, I'm pretty old. Almost everyone is younger. |
People who speak in metaphors should shampoo my crotch. |
There is no way you can get people to believe you on screen if they know who you really are through television. |
I learned a long time ago in Hollywood that the only person I should vote for is myself. |
Just let the wardrobe do the acting. |
The blues and jazz will live forever... So will the Delta and the Big Easy. |
I don't want people to know what I'm actually like. It's not good for an actor. |
I know I can act. There aren't too many other jobs I know how to do. |
I sort of understood that when I first started: that you shouldn't repeat a success. Very often you're going to, and maybe the first time you do, it works. And you love it. But then you're trapped. |
Well, I'm not going to sit here and pretend that I haven't been a rogue most of my life. |
A star on a movie set is like a time bomb. That bomb has got to be defused so people can approach it without fear. |
I've never been able to say I've been influenced by a list of artists I like because I like thousands and thousands and I've been influenced in some way by all of them. |
My whole career strategy has been to build a base so that I could take the roles I want to play. I'd hate to think that a shorter part might not be available because I was worried about my billing. |
I'll tell you one thing: Don't ever give anybody your best advice, because they're not going to follow it. |
I used to think that one of the great signs of security was the ability to just walk away. |
In my last year of school, I was voted Class Optimist and Class Pessimist. Looking back, I realize I was only half right. |
We are going as fast as we can as soon as we can. We're in a race against time, until we run out of money. |
Financially, I've lost money and made money, but I know my way around financially. |