And that's another reason to make this movie: We can put plays on film now, at a relatively small cost, and they will reach an audience they would never have reached otherwise.

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A good review from the critics is just another stay of execution.

A good review from the critics is just another stay of execution.

In my room as a kid... I'd play a fighter and get knocked to the...

In my room as a kid... I'd play a fighter and get knocked to the...

So when I told my parents I wanted to go into acting because I was...

So when I told my parents I wanted to go into acting because I was...

Myth is supposed to bring us together, but fantasy alienates us.

Myth is supposed to bring us together, but fantasy alienates us.

I envy people who can just look at a sunset. I wonder how you can...

I envy people who can just look at a sunset. I wonder how you can...

I did some writing and bought a book, and have been working on that as...

I did some writing and bought a book, and have been working on that as...

There's a rebirth that goes on with us continuously as human beings. I don't understand,...

There's a rebirth that goes on with us continuously as human beings. I don't understand,...

If there is no direct threat why are we invading?

If there is no direct threat why are we invading?

I did a movie called Marathon Man and it was one of my best memories.

I did a movie called Marathon Man and it was one of my best memories.

Well this is aptly called a junket, for both of us. I have never been...

Well this is aptly called a junket, for both of us. I have never been...

I feel cheated never being able to know what it's like to get pregnant, carry...

I feel cheated never being able to know what it's like to get pregnant, carry...

Blame is for God and small children.

Blame is for God and small children.

I stopped working a few years ago because I just lost a spark that I'd...

I stopped working a few years ago because I just lost a spark that I'd...

One thing about being successful is that I stopped being afraid of dying. Once you're...

One thing about being successful is that I stopped being afraid of dying. Once you're...

I mean, I don't think I'm alone when I look at the homeless person or...

I mean, I don't think I'm alone when I look at the homeless person or...

Well first of all, it's hard to shoot a movie and break for a long...

Well first of all, it's hard to shoot a movie and break for a long...

For me as an American, the most painful aspect of this is that I believe...

For me as an American, the most painful aspect of this is that I believe...

I feel cheated never being able to know what it's like to get pregnant, carry...

I feel cheated never being able to know what it's like to get pregnant, carry...

The first and worst of all frauds is to cheat one's self. All sin is...

The first and worst of all frauds is to cheat one's self. All sin is...

Art, whose honesty must work through artifice, cannot avoid cheating truth.

Art, whose honesty must work through artifice, cannot avoid cheating truth.