We still live with this unbelievable threat over our heads of nuclear war. I mean, are we stupid? Do we think that the nuclear threat has gone, that the nuclear destruction of the planet is not imminent? It's a delusion…

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I've been around where I knew other actors were going to steal the scene, and...

I've been around where I knew other actors were going to steal the scene, and...

I wanted very much to do Traffic and at one point it looked like I...

I wanted very much to do Traffic and at one point it looked like I...

Failure doesn't kill you... it increases your desire to make something happen.

Failure doesn't kill you... it increases your desire to make something happen.

Being a celebrity is probably the closest to being a beautiful woman as you can...

Being a celebrity is probably the closest to being a beautiful woman as you can...

I stand up for what I believe. I don't know if it's always paid off...

I stand up for what I believe. I don't know if it's always paid off...

I've had some movies that have been ridiculed, but that's OK with me. I don't...

I've had some movies that have been ridiculed, but that's OK with me. I don't...

I don't think I ever take huge risks, though I'm not scared of doing so.

I don't think I ever take huge risks, though I'm not scared of doing so.

Field of Dreams is probably our generation's It's A Wonderful Life.

Field of Dreams is probably our generation's It's A Wonderful Life.

When I played Robin Hood, I knew the great role was Alan Rickman's and it...

When I played Robin Hood, I knew the great role was Alan Rickman's and it...

I haven't tried to buffer myself. I like rolling the dice.

I haven't tried to buffer myself. I like rolling the dice.

You have to decide if you're going to wilt like a daisy or if you're...

You have to decide if you're going to wilt like a daisy or if you're...

I'm glad movies aren't going to please everybody, they can't. But what they have to...

I'm glad movies aren't going to please everybody, they can't. But what they have to...

You have to pick the stories that you want to be involved with and the...

You have to pick the stories that you want to be involved with and the...

Money isn't a major motivating force in my life. Nor is my profession. There are...

Money isn't a major motivating force in my life. Nor is my profession. There are...

I don't feel the need to direct. I tried to get other people to direct...

I don't feel the need to direct. I tried to get other people to direct...

If it's going to be wrecked, I want to make sure I wreck it.

If it's going to be wrecked, I want to make sure I wreck it.

When I make a film I'm away from home for two to three months. So...

When I make a film I'm away from home for two to three months. So...

I'm a pretty convenient foil for a lot of people.

I'm a pretty convenient foil for a lot of people.

I like when my face tingles, when the hair on the back of my neck...

I like when my face tingles, when the hair on the back of my neck...

What are we blaming? Is this Vietnam? We made a movie, it didn't make much...

What are we blaming? Is this Vietnam? We made a movie, it didn't make much...