When I was a young actor... the more different you were from the part you played, the more talent it reflected.

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My favorite thing is to be alone in a room with a blank paper in...

My favorite thing is to be alone in a room with a blank paper in...

There is a divine moment in our lives when we all become one. It's called...

There is a divine moment in our lives when we all become one. It's called...

Anybody can write a film script 'cuz it has been reduced to a formula.

Anybody can write a film script 'cuz it has been reduced to a formula.

I write from the same place I parent, and since becoming a single parent, I...

I write from the same place I parent, and since becoming a single parent, I...

It is a good motive, fame and money, as it is tangible and measurable. Being...

It is a good motive, fame and money, as it is tangible and measurable. Being...

Harrison Ford was pretty content as a carpenter who thought it would be nice to...

Harrison Ford was pretty content as a carpenter who thought it would be nice to...

Time is money, as they say, and it was never more apropos than on a...

Time is money, as they say, and it was never more apropos than on a...

We are all vegetarians here, and except for a mountain lion that's been hanging around...

We are all vegetarians here, and except for a mountain lion that's been hanging around...

From Fred Astaire I learned discipline and hard work.

From Fred Astaire I learned discipline and hard work.

A stage play requires very different craft from a book, fiction or otherwise, and ditto...

A stage play requires very different craft from a book, fiction or otherwise, and ditto...

Be very clear as to what your dream is. Nowadays it is fairly certain that...

Be very clear as to what your dream is. Nowadays it is fairly certain that...

I am very abnormal... But it wasn't very long ago that I wasn't so abnormal....

I am very abnormal... But it wasn't very long ago that I wasn't so abnormal....

I'm a classic example of what can happen if you follow your inner voice. I...

I'm a classic example of what can happen if you follow your inner voice. I...

I can still fit into my Battlestar Galactica costume!

I can still fit into my Battlestar Galactica costume!

In many ways I wish I wasn't an actor dragging around the baggage from being...

In many ways I wish I wasn't an actor dragging around the baggage from being...

I wanted to be Anthony Hopkins and ended up being neither a film star nor...

I wanted to be Anthony Hopkins and ended up being neither a film star nor...

You can't leave civilization behind entirely.

You can't leave civilization behind entirely.

From dear, dear Gloria Swanson, I learned how to live long, happy and free of...

From dear, dear Gloria Swanson, I learned how to live long, happy and free of...

Movies are movies, television is television.

Movies are movies, television is television.

America is terrified of the passage of time. Prozac Nation. Land of Face Lifts.

America is terrified of the passage of time. Prozac Nation. Land of Face Lifts.