So when I told my parents I wanted to go into acting because I was flunking out of my first year of junior college, they were relieved that I had picked something other than joining the army. But I can't…

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I did some writing and bought a book, and have been working on that as...

I did some writing and bought a book, and have been working on that as...

The two basic items necessary to sustain life are sunshine and coconut milk.

The two basic items necessary to sustain life are sunshine and coconut milk.

If there is no direct threat why are we invading?

If there is no direct threat why are we invading?

I did a movie called Marathon Man and it was one of my best memories.

I did a movie called Marathon Man and it was one of my best memories.

In my room as a kid... I'd play a fighter and get knocked to the...

In my room as a kid... I'd play a fighter and get knocked to the...

I decided to become an actor because I was failing in school and I needed...

I decided to become an actor because I was failing in school and I needed...

I think the most insulting thing you can do to a director is to challenge...

I think the most insulting thing you can do to a director is to challenge...

Life stinks, but that doesn't mean you don't enjoy it.

Life stinks, but that doesn't mean you don't enjoy it.

Somehow I think it was declared very early on that I was the - if...

Somehow I think it was declared very early on that I was the - if...

I stopped working a few years ago because I just lost a spark that I'd...

I stopped working a few years ago because I just lost a spark that I'd...

I feel cheated never being able to know what it's like to get pregnant, carry...

I feel cheated never being able to know what it's like to get pregnant, carry...

Well this is aptly called a junket, for both of us. I have never been...

Well this is aptly called a junket, for both of us. I have never been...

And that's another reason to make this movie: We can put plays on film now,...

And that's another reason to make this movie: We can put plays on film now,...

I mean, I don't think I'm alone when I look at the homeless person or...

I mean, I don't think I'm alone when I look at the homeless person or...

Myth is supposed to bring us together, but fantasy alienates us.

Myth is supposed to bring us together, but fantasy alienates us.

There's a rebirth that goes on with us continuously as human beings. I don't understand,...

There's a rebirth that goes on with us continuously as human beings. I don't understand,...

A good review from the critics is just another stay of execution.

A good review from the critics is just another stay of execution.

I envy people who can just look at a sunset. I wonder how you can...

I envy people who can just look at a sunset. I wonder how you can...

One thing about being successful is that I stopped being afraid of dying. Once you're...

One thing about being successful is that I stopped being afraid of dying. Once you're...

Well first of all, it's hard to shoot a movie and break for a long...

Well first of all, it's hard to shoot a movie and break for a long...