The third time you say a thing, it sounds like a lie.

Some actors couldn't figure out how to withstand the constant rejection. They couldn't see the light at the end of the tunnel.

You know you are getting old when all the names in your black book have MD after them.

Starring in a science-fiction film doesn't mean you have to act science fiction.

I found out that drama was a fascinating exercise as a way to get out of my self and into somebody else’s head.

I try to preserve a certain amount of time away from the movies, so I don’t allow time to do those smaller parts that might give me an opportunity to do more seemingly ‘artful’ things. Although, having said that, I don’t feel any lack of noble purpose if I do a film that’s commercial.

You always have to know what the ambition of the scene is, what the purpose of that scene is in the telling of the story overall, so that you’re there to support the story.

I rarely play a real person, because I don’t think I’m a good imitator.

Sometimes I try to improve the language, the lines, or the delivery, but I don’t ad-lib because I think that makes it really hard for everybody else involved.

I was never that much a focus of interest in my career. I’m aware of that now, which doesn’t give me a lot of pleasure.