"I'll work with a director if I think I'm going to get into a comfortable situation, and if it's someone I respect and who respects me, even if they're not so well known. Movies are hard to make, and you have to work toward a common ethic and do your best."

"I think Hollywood has a class system. The actors are like the inmates, but the truth is they're running the asylum."

"Time goes on. So whatever you're going to do, do it. Do it now. Don't wait."

"I don't like to watch my own movies - I fall asleep in my own movies."

"I have an I.Q. of 100 plus a little bit. I have to work real hard to get things when I read."

"I'm thankful I grew up the way I did. It made me a hard worker and insightful to other people's lives."

"I don't need to hang out in a posse and try to act cool."

"Although strength should fail, the effort will deserve praise. In great enterprises the attempt is enough."