I couldn't say no to jobs and I couldn't say no to drugs. I'd get high from a movie, I'd be somebody else because I didn't particularly like me, so long as I had a script in my hand, I…

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My dad had a movie theater so I was there every night.

My dad had a movie theater so I was there every night.

I could talk about Blade Runner forever.

I could talk about Blade Runner forever.

I'm big and a lot of the stars are smaller so if you're big and...

I'm big and a lot of the stars are smaller so if you're big and...

Westerns was why I got into the business. I grew up on a small farm...

Westerns was why I got into the business. I grew up on a small farm...

The bad guys are the best parts.

The bad guys are the best parts.

You know, stand-up comedy is where I pretty much started out.

You know, stand-up comedy is where I pretty much started out.

The interesting part of the process is developing the character, you know, why did he...

The interesting part of the process is developing the character, you know, why did he...

My whole deal when I do accents or dialects is I gotta fool the locals....

My whole deal when I do accents or dialects is I gotta fool the locals....

Work begets work.

Work begets work.

I'm a character actor, so I don't take the hit if the movie's bad, the...

I'm a character actor, so I don't take the hit if the movie's bad, the...

In the '70s, everybody was doing drugs, so long as you showed up and did...

In the '70s, everybody was doing drugs, so long as you showed up and did...

Larry Kasdan is a great director.

Larry Kasdan is a great director.

I never play a villain that I don't have something I can either do or...

I never play a villain that I don't have something I can either do or...

I'm a parrot. I can pick up an accent and just do it.

I'm a parrot. I can pick up an accent and just do it.

You never know what show is going to change your life.

You never know what show is going to change your life.

Blade Runner helped make my career. Everybody was in it. Who knew?

Blade Runner helped make my career. Everybody was in it. Who knew?

Producing is nothing more than bringing all the elements together, connecting people.

Producing is nothing more than bringing all the elements together, connecting people.

I've never considered myself a leading man, don't look like one, don't want to be...

I've never considered myself a leading man, don't look like one, don't want to be...

The best thing about Sci-Fi, which is my favorite genre, is that there are no...

The best thing about Sci-Fi, which is my favorite genre, is that there are no...

I liked the drama of getting stoned.

I liked the drama of getting stoned.