My favorite actor who played villains - who could play anything, really - was Jimmy Cagney.

One man can change the world with a bullet in the right place.

The definition of insanity in Texas is so insane that it's impossible to be insane in Texas.

Once you commit to something, you've got to commit the whole way. Try and make the best of it.

The most dangerous people are always clever, compelling, and charismatic.

If you look a little punkish, then they’re going to give you the parts. And if you play an iconic villain early on in your career, you tend to get asked to play one over and over and over again.

You know, I've had an incredible career and I'm blessed.

Let's not get too precious about it: actors are not heart surgeons or brain surgeons. We are just entertaining people.

There are no great scripts - just great films.

Real greatness comes from that sort of spontaneity of the moment that takes it into another level. That can never be planned; it happens or it doesn't. And you can't force it.

I think we're all a little afraid of the dark. If you lived in the country, as I did, there's nothing quite like country dark, which was really black. And as a child, your imagination runs wild.

Humor is what happens when we're told the truth quicker and more directly than we're used to.

I died on a bitter cold night. Beneath a black sky and a bruised winter moon, I tried to fly, hoping my arms might act as wings.

God has blessed me with an unbelievable talent, with fast feet, fast hands, unbelievable defense and a very, very sharp mind. So I'm thankful for that.

Most drugs work on only about a third of the population, they do no damage to another third, and the final third can have negative consequences.

As in all successful ventures, the foundation of a good retirement is planning.

I just want to be myself.

We can learn from him that suffering and the gift of himself is an essential gift we need in our time.

We may not always see eye to eye, but we can try to see heart to heart.

One problem when you get energy and want to go with it is that with so large a cast of talented people, you have to wait three or four shows for some 'meat.'

While they danced they came over them the weariness with the world, the melancholy, the pity one for the other, which is the exultation of love.