It started with the Godfather, this operatic violence. I don't know.

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We must admit that it is quite common that people do have affairs with their...

We must admit that it is quite common that people do have affairs with their...

I was a dog in a past life. Really. I'll be walking down the street...

I was a dog in a past life. Really. I'll be walking down the street...

Oh yeah, that's the Holy Grail, Pirates of the Caribbean. Johnny Depp, he's the real...

Oh yeah, that's the Holy Grail, Pirates of the Caribbean. Johnny Depp, he's the real...

I do them all for the money, I really do.

I do them all for the money, I really do.

If I like the story and it's well written, and it's a character I want...

If I like the story and it's well written, and it's a character I want...

A favorite cast? Lisa Kudrow, Anthony Hopkins, Gene Hackman, Morgan Freeman, and my wife.

A favorite cast? Lisa Kudrow, Anthony Hopkins, Gene Hackman, Morgan Freeman, and my wife.

We all want to be 20 again and have that first sense of love.

We all want to be 20 again and have that first sense of love.

Yeah, I made it. It sneaks up on you. You're some schmuck and you wake...

Yeah, I made it. It sneaks up on you. You're some schmuck and you wake...

Directors work 10 times harder than anyone else. Get paid a quarter.

Directors work 10 times harder than anyone else. Get paid a quarter.

I'm a firm believer that character is highly overrated. Character is a trick that we...

I'm a firm believer that character is highly overrated. Character is a trick that we...

I think I've been in situations where they looked at me and just see some...

I think I've been in situations where they looked at me and just see some...

The bar raises as you go.

The bar raises as you go.

Ninety percent of the preparation we do as actors is just jive. It doesn't do...

Ninety percent of the preparation we do as actors is just jive. It doesn't do...

When Fargo came out, I hired a publicist for the first time in my life....

When Fargo came out, I hired a publicist for the first time in my life....

Stephen King writes a lot of things that are really charming and quirky, and that...

Stephen King writes a lot of things that are really charming and quirky, and that...

I'll tell you this about the Oscars - they're real.

I'll tell you this about the Oscars - they're real.

Everyone hooks up with George Clooney. He's a genuinely cool guy. He's using his powers...

Everyone hooks up with George Clooney. He's a genuinely cool guy. He's using his powers...

I'm really proud of the writing on Door to Door, and I think that's the...

I'm really proud of the writing on Door to Door, and I think that's the...

I think theater is powerful. The best experiences I had in the theater are more...

I think theater is powerful. The best experiences I had in the theater are more...

There are some older women out there who are just knockouts, real beauties, and they're...

There are some older women out there who are just knockouts, real beauties, and they're...