I'd love to do a character with a wife, a nice little house, a couple of kids, a dog, maybe a bit of singing, and no guns and no killing, but nobody offers me those kind of parts.

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And I think that when I play these villains, maybe what is different is that...

And I think that when I play these villains, maybe what is different is that...

I live sort of in the country and I like that. It's very quiet, it's...

I live sort of in the country and I like that. It's very quiet, it's...

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.

Everybody has to be a little lucky, I think.

Everybody has to be a little lucky, I think.

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'm not much of an analyzer or a psychologist.

I'm not much of an analyzer or a psychologist.

When I was a kid I joined the circus. I did that. It is true....

When I was a kid I joined the circus. I did that. It is true....

No, but way before that, I've been doing little dances in movies for years. Yeah,...

No, but way before that, I've been doing little dances in movies for years. Yeah,...

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,...

No, improvising is wonderful. But, the thing is that you cannot improvise unless you know...

No, improvising is wonderful. But, the thing is that you cannot improvise unless you know...

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

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

They have a kind of Bob Hope and Bing Crosby thing going on.

They have a kind of Bob Hope and Bing Crosby thing going on.

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...

I don't carry lucky charms, but I believe in those things.

I don't carry lucky charms, but I believe in those things.

I think early on I knew what I was going to do and it was...

I think early on I knew what I was going to do and it was...

I think that if I had grown up and had been in show business and...

I think that if I had grown up and had been in show business and...

My father passed away a couple of years ago, but he was very old. He...

My father passed away a couple of years ago, but he was very old. He...

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...

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...