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

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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...

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

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

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...

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....

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...

I'm sure I have a process, but it mostly takes place in my dreams.

I'm sure I have a process, but it mostly takes place in my dreams.

We thought sex was free. Sex is not free. There's a price to be paid...

We thought sex was free. Sex is not free. There's a price to be paid...

I'm not against watching myself, but I miss a lot of it. I've got two...

I'm not against watching myself, but I miss a lot of it. I've got two...

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...

The bar raises as you go.

The bar raises as you go.

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

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

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...

Nobody became an actor because he had a good childhood.

Nobody became an actor because he had a good childhood.

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 got an agent. He said, what do you wanna do, and I said, I...

I got an agent. He said, what do you wanna do, and I said, I...

When I was in New York, I was making a living. We had a summer...

When I was in New York, I was making a living. We had a summer...

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...

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.

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 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...