My dream as a youngster was to be like Olivier. To be a great stage actor. To be a great Shakespearean actor. To me that is the Olympics of acting.

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I stopped courting Hollywood a long time ago.

I stopped courting Hollywood a long time ago.

Maybe you don't work for seven months a year, but you'll work again. It may...

Maybe you don't work for seven months a year, but you'll work again. It may...

I do not want to act unless I have a a great intimacy with the...

I do not want to act unless I have a a great intimacy with the...

Literature is air, and I'm suffocating in mediocrity.

Literature is air, and I'm suffocating in mediocrity.

I go out there and make a fool of myself. It's inevitable.

I go out there and make a fool of myself. It's inevitable.

I've got the best deal on Earth. Where else can I sin and know that...

I've got the best deal on Earth. Where else can I sin and know that...

I don't champion the idea of being in a Hollywood movie. I never had fun...

I don't champion the idea of being in a Hollywood movie. I never had fun...

I've brought my daughters all over the world-they travel with me. I drag them out...

I've brought my daughters all over the world-they travel with me. I drag them out...

You love what you do, you are cursed with it, and then you get known...

You love what you do, you are cursed with it, and then you get known...

The whole industry is so screwed up by economics. It's disgusting to me.

The whole industry is so screwed up by economics. It's disgusting to me.

It's a blessing and a curse. But it's not always the best situation to be...

It's a blessing and a curse. But it's not always the best situation to be...

I live a very quiet life, although I'm very urban and a diehard New Yorker.

I live a very quiet life, although I'm very urban and a diehard New Yorker.

I never pursued Hollywood banging my drum, because I was never in a film big...

I never pursued Hollywood banging my drum, because I was never in a film big...

I never pursued a career relentlessly.

I never pursued a career relentlessly.

Acting is a total physical, emotional sensation.

Acting is a total physical, emotional sensation.

The Italian gangster thing has become a form of the modern-day Western.

The Italian gangster thing has become a form of the modern-day Western.

I've worked for 27 years nonstop in theater and films. That's a lot of work.

I've worked for 27 years nonstop in theater and films. That's a lot of work.