I have a home in Arizona. I go a couple months a year, but basically Chicago is my home.

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Do whatever you're directed to do, and leave the rest of that technical stuff up...

Do whatever you're directed to do, and leave the rest of that technical stuff up...

The cast was huge, but I never saw anybody.

The cast was huge, but I never saw anybody.

I don't like to be talked into anything. I don't want to be cajoled.

I don't like to be talked into anything. I don't want to be cajoled.

I read the script and try not to bring anything personal into it. I make...

I read the script and try not to bring anything personal into it. I make...

What you do as a policeman might be the right thing to do, but it's...

What you do as a policeman might be the right thing to do, but it's...

As far as carrying the American banner, you just do what's right for the kids.

As far as carrying the American banner, you just do what's right for the kids.

I think first impressions are important when you pick up a script.

I think first impressions are important when you pick up a script.

I know people who go back and check themselves, but it drives me crazy. Everybody...

I know people who go back and check themselves, but it drives me crazy. Everybody...

You can change a person's life in an instant; put him in a movie, and...

You can change a person's life in an instant; put him in a movie, and...

Usually you're in movies with a lot of dissolves and things, but this was kind...

Usually you're in movies with a lot of dissolves and things, but this was kind...

There's a whole catalogue of actors that never went to acting school.

There's a whole catalogue of actors that never went to acting school.

I wanted to do Buddy Faro as a small budget movie. They said no. So...

I wanted to do Buddy Faro as a small budget movie. They said no. So...

I learned a long time ago: You're in the entertainment business. You're not in the...

I learned a long time ago: You're in the entertainment business. You're not in the...

Vince or Brad or Benicio would say, Maybe we should try this, and Guy was...

Vince or Brad or Benicio would say, Maybe we should try this, and Guy was...

When I was a kid going to the movies, we'd go because Bogart was in...

When I was a kid going to the movies, we'd go because Bogart was in...

I think all actors are supposed to be character actors.

I think all actors are supposed to be character actors.

I've tried writing. Two days later I'd go visit it and say, Jesus Christ, who...

I've tried writing. Two days later I'd go visit it and say, Jesus Christ, who...

This generation of filmmakers is very good. They're seasoned, for some reason.

This generation of filmmakers is very good. They're seasoned, for some reason.

The British have slang words, as we do, but it was fun.

The British have slang words, as we do, but it was fun.

You can't act for the editing. You just go in and do the scene the...

You can't act for the editing. You just go in and do the scene the...