Cormac McCarthy's language is perfect. He is in my view the greatest living American prose stylist.

All I can say is if the part doesn't delight me in some way, or I can't feel any compassion for it, I just can't do it.

Things are never going to turn out how you think they will.

Truth is always unfolding. It's not an absolute.

Either you're growing or you're decaying; there's no middle ground. If you're standing still, you're decaying.

I know that if I can't move people, then I have no business being an actor.

Acting is fun for me and it doesn't really matter how, whether it's hard work or easy work, it's always fun.

I don't analyze things like titles.

I don't direct movies for a living.

I'm an actor, I'm always looking for work. I was born to do that.

As an actor to watch an audience of people howl together in a single mind as a result of work you've done together with friends is a privilege.

I don't fight anybody anytime or anywhere.

I look upon pride as a sin.

I try as hard as I can for everything to be different from one movie to the next.

As an actor I want to do as many takes as I can. I wanna shoot the scene... or shoot the shot 'til they make me quit.

Meryl Streep does not make mistakes. Sometimes the world just can't keep up.

I think any stereotyping is too much.

In the political world, the only position I have is a voter. I'm not a spokesman for anything.

I know a lot of cowboys and I've done a little work on ranches with cattle, and those people become your friends, and keep their word.