It is really hard to do comedy; it takes a lot of energy and focus. It's rather like music: It's a lot of hitting notes precisely

The older I get the more I try not to waste my time on negative energy.

Doing classic plays is wonderful. It's a wonderful way of developing style.

I never say I have a preference for one medium as opposed to another.

Lawrence of Arabia is the ultimate movie, deeply cinematic.

Really, can anyone drink several martinis at lunch?

I always say God should have given women one extra decade at least, especially if you want a family. You're trying to pack a lot in.

I'm sad to say that stardom is a commodity in our culture.

Acting is like a high wire act. Your margin for error is very slim.

It's the thing that you do well that brings you to prominence. The very thing that brings you to success can also be like a curse, because then people think that's all you can do

I adore clothes, I adore drinking. I just don't have the time or the inclination to totally indulge in it.

We can all make impact in achieving a common goal

Damn straight" said Connor. " So yeah, I look at you and I could suck start a leaf blower, or drill a Kevin-shaped body hole into the wall, like a cartoon.

What is bad for the heart is good for art.

It's as though a smile is ageless, or perhaps eternal, independent of the decay and collapse of the surrounding features.

Brave men rejoice in adversity, just as brave soldiers triumph in war.

If you like an instrument that sings, play the saxophone. At its best it's like the human voice.

Patriotism is considered to be an emotion a person ought to feel. But why? Why is it nobler to love your own country than to love someone else's?

America is interested in re-arranging the region as it sees fit.

I am a smoker, I'm ashamed to say. I had given it up for many years, then picked it up again. It's a horrible habit. I struggle with myself all the time. And I love to smoke.

To me happiness, true happiness is when you can really dance with sad.