I wanted to be Anthony Hopkins and ended up being neither a film star nor having a career on the stage.

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We are all vegetarians here, and except for a mountain lion that's been hanging around...

We are all vegetarians here, and except for a mountain lion that's been hanging around...

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...

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;...

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...

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.

It helps to be able to be alone. 'Cuz writing is done alone, unless you...

It helps to be able to be alone. 'Cuz writing is done alone, unless you...

My favorite thing is to be alone in a room with a blank paper in...

My favorite thing is to be alone in a room with a blank paper in...

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...

I never get involved with the ladies I work with.

I never get involved with the ladies I work with.

Life: my favorite occupation.

Life: my favorite occupation.

America is terrified of the passage of time. Prozac Nation. Land of Face Lifts.

America is terrified of the passage of time. Prozac Nation. Land of Face Lifts.

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...

The space genre is timeless.

The space genre is timeless.

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...

The best things in life are usually difficult.

The best things in life are usually difficult.

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...

I'm a classic example of what can happen if you follow your inner voice. I...

I'm a classic example of what can happen if you follow your inner voice. I...

I believe that the first 8 years are most important and the time in a...

I believe that the first 8 years are most important and the time in a...

Hollywood... a city I was to come back to time and again, in sickness and...

Hollywood... a city I was to come back to time and again, in sickness and...