Guns make me very nervous. They're dangerous. I'm more of a pacifist than anyone could imagine.

I don't even like holding them. Whenever I hold a gun, I want to get it out of my hand as quick as possible.

It's impossible for me to play a part without thinking about the audience.

The minute I start to talk about acting, I realize that I can't. You know, it's an abstract thing, a little bit mysterious even if you do it for a living.

Everybody has to be a little lucky, I think.

Emotional power is maybe the most valuable thing that an actor can have.

Onstage I have a natural chutzpa that audiences like. I'm out there.

An actor really is a kind of intermediary between an audience and the piece, whether it's a play or movie.

People think that my favorite roles to do are villains, but I find comedy to be the most challenging and rewarding.

Obvious things like The Deer Hunter. After that happened, the scripts got better. Opportunities happened.

I remember from when I use to be a dancer, there is an expression among dancers, I had a T-shirt that said: SHUT UP AND DANCE.

Well, I don't play heroes obviously. I never played the guy who gets the girl. It might be interesting to do a part where I was a father in a functional family.

I've been married for 46 years, and I live in a nice house, my grass is always cut, I pay my bills, and my cat loves me!

I became very critical of zoos and circuses and keeping animals in captivity. I wish it was against the law.

I tend to play mostly villains and twisted people. Unsavoury guys. I think it's my face, the way I look.

My favourite characters are the ones that are the most successful movies.

I think all men when they get older, they look at the mirror and they probably see their father a little bit.

I look for good possibilities in movies. I don't look for perfection.

Even in the limo, I buckle my seatbelt. I got that seatbelt on before the car moves.