I think early on I knew what I was going to do and it was based a lot on familiarity but it was also because I didn't have a lot of skills. There was nothing I wanted t be. I…

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The minute I start to talk about acting, I realize that I can't. You know,...

The minute I start to talk about acting, I realize that I can't. You know,...

An actor really is a kind of intermediary between an audience and the piece, whether...

An actor really is a kind of intermediary between an audience and the piece, whether...

Also for me it was different because I play a lot of villains and in...

Also for me it was different because I play a lot of villains and in...

My favorite characters are the ones that are the most successful movies.

My favorite characters are the ones that are the most successful movies.

Yeah, well I've always played comedy. My background is musical comedy theatre and that's really...

Yeah, well I've always played comedy. My background is musical comedy theatre and that's really...

I've never crashed a wedding. When I was a kid I, of course, used to...

I've never crashed a wedding. When I was a kid I, of course, used to...

I think that sometimes when they see me in a movie they expect me to...

I think that sometimes when they see me in a movie they expect me to...

I've made movies that we're very successful that we're a complete surprise, and I've made...

I've made movies that we're very successful that we're a complete surprise, and I've made...

As an actor you become that lighting rod between the person who made the play...

As an actor you become that lighting rod between the person who made the play...

One thing that's happened to me is I've been around a long time and I've...

One thing that's happened to me is I've been around a long time and I've...

I remember that. I was talking to him and I said how great it would...

I remember that. I was talking to him and I said how great it would...

Acting has to do with saying it as if you meant it, so for me...

Acting has to do with saying it as if you meant it, so for me...

Because if I don't know my lines, I really don't know what I'm doing.

Because if I don't know my lines, I really don't know what I'm doing.

Everybody has to be a little lucky, I think.

Everybody has to be a little lucky, I think.

When videotape came so a lot of movies that I do have a kind of...

When videotape came so a lot of movies that I do have a kind of...

Obviously an actor draws on his own experience.

Obviously an actor draws on his own experience.

Also, I think there are huge reactions sometimes, which are also mysterious.

Also, I think there are huge reactions sometimes, which are also mysterious.

I'd love to do a character with a wife, a nice little house, a couple...

I'd love to do a character with a wife, a nice little house, a couple...

I think if you do something effectively whether you're the lover or the comic or...

I think if you do something effectively whether you're the lover or the comic or...

I've made three musical movies which is pretty good considering that not many are made...

I've made three musical movies which is pretty good considering that not many are made...