The perfection in theater is that it's over the second it's done.

Quote by William Hurt

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But I am not going to live for ever. And the more I know it,...

But I am not going to live for ever. And the more I know it,...

I know what I love about acting - and it's the creative process.

I know what I love about acting - and it's the creative process.

I've been delighted by Cannes and Toronto but I keep saying I don't know how...

I've been delighted by Cannes and Toronto but I keep saying I don't know how...

The thing is David is also aware of everything and it's not like you're going...

The thing is David is also aware of everything and it's not like you're going...

If you're lucky, and not a lot of actors are these days, you get the...

If you're lucky, and not a lot of actors are these days, you get the...

You have to create a track record of breaking your own mold, or at least...

You have to create a track record of breaking your own mold, or at least...

I have a film I want to direct. Gena Rowlands was going to do it...

I have a film I want to direct. Gena Rowlands was going to do it...

What's really frustrating with movies is the lack of improvement.

What's really frustrating with movies is the lack of improvement.

The simple fact of existence, of being aware that you are aware; this to me...

The simple fact of existence, of being aware that you are aware; this to me...

I want to prove a point. That point is, actors are artists, not narcissists necessarily.

I want to prove a point. That point is, actors are artists, not narcissists necessarily.

I need six weeks of rehearsal and women need nine months and it took me...

I need six weeks of rehearsal and women need nine months and it took me...

I very much prefer the balance in a scene to standing out and so you...

I very much prefer the balance in a scene to standing out and so you...

Great risks come in long term, tremendously assiduous, very courageous study.

Great risks come in long term, tremendously assiduous, very courageous study.

Being a father, being a friend, those are the things that make me feel successful.

Being a father, being a friend, those are the things that make me feel successful.

It just seems like that because I do a lot of independent films that don't...

It just seems like that because I do a lot of independent films that don't...

All I know is that my best work has come out of being committed and...

All I know is that my best work has come out of being committed and...

I think acting can bring you closer to yourself and help you understand other people.

I think acting can bring you closer to yourself and help you understand other people.

I demand minimal for paid rehearsal and not always six weeks either.

I demand minimal for paid rehearsal and not always six weeks either.

Being famous is not something that would make me feel successful - unless one was...

Being famous is not something that would make me feel successful - unless one was...

Sometimes people call me a success for all the reasons that make me think I'm...

Sometimes people call me a success for all the reasons that make me think I'm...