There's a whole catalogue of actors that never went to acting school.

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You can change a person's life in an instant; put him in a movie, and...

You can change a person's life in an instant; put him in a movie, and...

I learned a long time ago: You're in the entertainment business. You're not in the...

I learned a long time ago: You're in the entertainment business. You're not in the...

You can't act for the editing. You just go in and do the scene the...

You can't act for the editing. You just go in and do the scene the...

I've tried writing. Two days later I'd go visit it and say, Jesus Christ, who...

I've tried writing. Two days later I'd go visit it and say, Jesus Christ, who...

This is my first experience working in a foreign movie, but the mechanics, I think,...

This is my first experience working in a foreign movie, but the mechanics, I think,...

I have a home in Arizona. I go a couple months a year, but basically...

I have a home in Arizona. I go a couple months a year, but basically...

What you do as a policeman might be the right thing to do, but it's...

What you do as a policeman might be the right thing to do, but it's...

Do whatever you're directed to do, and leave the rest of that technical stuff up...

Do whatever you're directed to do, and leave the rest of that technical stuff up...

I'd love to do a Western. A real Western like John Ford used to do....

I'd love to do a Western. A real Western like John Ford used to do....

Vince or Brad or Benicio would say, Maybe we should try this, and Guy was...

Vince or Brad or Benicio would say, Maybe we should try this, and Guy was...

I think all actors are supposed to be character actors.

I think all actors are supposed to be character actors.

When they released Sidewalks of New York, there were some shots with the towers they...

When they released Sidewalks of New York, there were some shots with the towers they...

This generation of filmmakers is very good. They're seasoned, for some reason.

This generation of filmmakers is very good. They're seasoned, for some reason.

When I was a kid going to the movies, we'd go because Bogart was in...

When I was a kid going to the movies, we'd go because Bogart was in...

The cast was huge, but I never saw anybody.

The cast was huge, but I never saw anybody.

I read the script and try not to bring anything personal into it. I make...

I read the script and try not to bring anything personal into it. I make...

I think first impressions are important when you pick up a script.

I think first impressions are important when you pick up a script.

I wanted to do Buddy Faro as a small budget movie. They said no. So...

I wanted to do Buddy Faro as a small budget movie. They said no. So...

As far as carrying the American banner, you just do what's right for the kids.

As far as carrying the American banner, you just do what's right for the kids.

I don't like to be talked into anything. I don't want to be cajoled.

I don't like to be talked into anything. I don't want to be cajoled.