I believe that the first 8 years are most important and the time in a child's life when parents must be absolutely and completely present.

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Anybody can write a film script 'cuz it has been reduced to a formula.

Anybody can write a film script 'cuz it has been reduced to a formula.

When I was a young actor... the more different you were from the part you...

When I was a young actor... the more different you were from the part you...

From dear, dear Gloria Swanson, I learned how to live long, happy and free of...

From dear, dear Gloria Swanson, I learned how to live long, happy and free of...

Generally speaking, actors are allowed NO input. Actors are dumb.

Generally speaking, actors are allowed NO input. Actors are dumb.

I am very willing to share whatever I know or feel I know about finding...

I am very willing to share whatever I know or feel I know about finding...

It is a good motive, fame and money, as it is tangible and measurable. Being...

It is a good motive, fame and money, as it is tangible and measurable. Being...

I wanted to be Anthony Hopkins and ended up being neither a film star nor...

I wanted to be Anthony Hopkins and ended up being neither a film star nor...

To me, all writing is like music. And especially dialogue. I studied music in college;...

To me, all writing is like music. And especially dialogue. I studied music in college;...

I write from my imagination, not from what I've read in books or seen on...

I write from my imagination, not from what I've read in books or seen on...

Life has never been easy. Nor is it meant to be. It is a matter...

Life has never been easy. Nor is it meant to be. It is a matter...

Harrison Ford was pretty content as a carpenter who thought it would be nice to...

Harrison Ford was pretty content as a carpenter who thought it would be nice to...

Children who cling to parents or who don't want to leave home are stunted in...

Children who cling to parents or who don't want to leave home are stunted in...

Life: my favorite occupation.

Life: my favorite occupation.

In many ways I wish I wasn't an actor dragging around the baggage from being...

In many ways I wish I wasn't an actor dragging around the baggage from being...

Time is money, as they say, and it was never more apropos than on a...

Time is money, as they say, and it was never more apropos than on a...

If we wait until our lives are free from sorrow or difficulty, then we wait...

If we wait until our lives are free from sorrow or difficulty, then we wait...

I'm the worst person to ask about how to get noticed. It took me 25...

I'm the worst person to ask about how to get noticed. It took me 25...

The only difference from one $100 million budget film to another is which of the...

The only difference from one $100 million budget film to another is which of the...

Hollywood today is all about being consistent. All thinking in mainstream film business takes place...

Hollywood today is all about being consistent. All thinking in mainstream film business takes place...

I never get involved with the ladies I work with.

I never get involved with the ladies I work with.