I never look backwards. I have always been an athlete. I boxed before I acted.

I grew up in a gym in Miami, the one where Muhammad Ali trained. I had 142 amateur fights and lost three.

I don't mind getting punched in the nose by a guy standing in front of me. It's getting stabbed in the back that I can't handle.

Comeback is a good word, man.

I had a lot of anger inside me and that came out at times that were not particularly advantageous to me career-wise.

I'm an old broken down piece of meat and I deserve to be all alone . . .

People are always afraid of the truth.

Hey, baby, nobody suffers like the poor.

A couple of guys won Academy Awards for the things that I turned down. Today, after coming to terms with everything, after being in therapy for a long time-there are areas where I will compromise.

I behaved worse than anybody for 15 years, and you have to pay the price for that. I used to blame other people, then therapy made me realise I had to change.

All that prosthetic makeup drains you. By the time it's lunch, you're done.

Watch carefully the magic that occurswhen you give a person enough comfort to just be themselves.

The selection of a book-plate is such a serious matter.

I think every book is a reaction to everything you're written before, and most immediately to the book you wrote just before.

My dream role would be anything where I get to tap-dance.

I also feel like I've learned over the years what is not important, and that is also great: to know what is pointless to spend your energy on, to be more specific.

[M]yths are not invented as stories are. Myths are inspired-they really are. They come from the same realm that dream comes from.

Doing the right thing has power.

Beauty depends on purpose. It is in the elements best suited to their purpose or aim that beauty shines forth most strongly.

A high price may be part of the mystique in selling difficult art.

I start my own frat, and try out for the women's swim team.