I demand minimal for paid rehearsal and not always six weeks either.

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I want to prove a point. That point is, actors are artists, not narcissists necessarily.

I want to prove a point. That point is, actors are artists, not narcissists necessarily.

I am so thrilled by the privilege of life, and yet at the same time...

I am so thrilled by the privilege of life, and yet at the same time...

I've been delighted by Cannes and Toronto but I keep saying I don't know how...

I've been delighted by Cannes and Toronto but I keep saying I don't know how...

I have a film I want to direct. Gena Rowlands was going to do it...

I have a film I want to direct. Gena Rowlands was going to do it...

I just looked at him because I want to be looking in someone's eyes when...

I just looked at him because I want to be looking in someone's eyes when...

I think acting can bring you closer to yourself and help you understand other people.

I think acting can bring you closer to yourself and help you understand other people.

Being famous is not something that would make me feel successful - unless one was...

Being famous is not something that would make me feel successful - unless one was...

Sometimes people call me a success for all the reasons that make me think I'm...

Sometimes people call me a success for all the reasons that make me think I'm...

Heroes to me are guys that sit in libraries. They absorb knowledge and then the...

Heroes to me are guys that sit in libraries. They absorb knowledge and then the...

The simple fact of existence, of being aware that you are aware; this to me...

The simple fact of existence, of being aware that you are aware; this to me...

Not to be offensive, not to be capricious, not to be arbitrary, not to be...

Not to be offensive, not to be capricious, not to be arbitrary, not to be...

I know what I love about acting - and it's the creative process.

I know what I love about acting - and it's the creative process.

But I am not going to live for ever. And the more I know it,...

But I am not going to live for ever. And the more I know it,...

I need six weeks of rehearsal and women need nine months and it took me...

I need six weeks of rehearsal and women need nine months and it took me...

I was a science fiction junkie for a long time.

I was a science fiction junkie for a long time.

I was held hostage and almost executed by a man who was robbing us in...

I was held hostage and almost executed by a man who was robbing us in...

I very much prefer the balance in a scene to standing out and so you...

I very much prefer the balance in a scene to standing out and so you...

Great risks come in long term, tremendously assiduous, very courageous study.

Great risks come in long term, tremendously assiduous, very courageous study.

The thing is, I don't believe in most of what's done. The amount of financial...

The thing is, I don't believe in most of what's done. The amount of financial...

What's really frustrating with movies is the lack of improvement.

What's really frustrating with movies is the lack of improvement.