I've worked in a factory. I was a garbage man. I worked in a post office. It's not that long ago. I like to think that I'm just a regular guy.

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I made a commitment to completely cut out drinking and anything that might hamper me...

I made a commitment to completely cut out drinking and anything that might hamper me...

I played Othello, but I didn't sit around thinking how Laurence Olivier did it when...

I played Othello, but I didn't sit around thinking how Laurence Olivier did it when...

I'm not in the loop; I don't know any actors, really, just the ones I...

I'm not in the loop; I don't know any actors, really, just the ones I...

I've worked with children all my life.

I've worked with children all my life.

The poorest people are the sweetest people.

The poorest people are the sweetest people.

I'd be more frightened by not using whatever abilities I'd been given. I'd be more...

I'd be more frightened by not using whatever abilities I'd been given. I'd be more...

In Los Angeles, everyone is a star.

In Los Angeles, everyone is a star.

My role 14 years ago in Richard III - that was the first time I...

My role 14 years ago in Richard III - that was the first time I...

Everybody has a job to do. There are people in Iraq on both sides of...

Everybody has a job to do. There are people in Iraq on both sides of...

In any profession it gets to be a grind.

In any profession it gets to be a grind.

Any good piece of material like Shakespeare ought to be open to reinterpretation.

Any good piece of material like Shakespeare ought to be open to reinterpretation.

Growing up I didn't watch movies.

Growing up I didn't watch movies.

One good thing about acting in film is that it's good therapy.

One good thing about acting in film is that it's good therapy.

If you don't trust the pilot, don't go.

If you don't trust the pilot, don't go.

I never really had the classic struggle. I had faith.

I never really had the classic struggle. I had faith.

Luck is where opportunity meets preparation.

Luck is where opportunity meets preparation.

Family is life; acting is making a living.

Family is life; acting is making a living.

When I did A Soldier's Story, I was very young and green and thought I...

When I did A Soldier's Story, I was very young and green and thought I...

I don't concern myself with award. I'd been to the party enough times to know...

I don't concern myself with award. I'd been to the party enough times to know...

If I am a cup maker, I'm interested in making the best cup I possibly...

If I am a cup maker, I'm interested in making the best cup I possibly...