Actor

I was very fortunate in the '70s to work with the best actors, the best directors, the best cinematographers.

I really believe that you grow up a certain way in New York. There's a New York morality, a sense of loyalty. You know how to win and lose. There's a thousand kids outside, you know who to push and who not to push. There's a sixth sense you develop just because it's New York.

I won't mention names, but in my career, the most talented people invariably are the easiest and nicest to get along with.

Unless I love something or hate it, I don't want to deal with it.

People are always backing up when I'm just going to shake their hands.

I really believe that you grow up a certain way in New York. There's a New York morality, a sense of loyalty. You know how to win and lose. There's a thousand kids outside, you know who to push and who not to push. There's a sixth sense you develop just because it's New York.

My kid was a great baseball player. I thought I had it made. Front-row seats at Yankee Stadium. Then he turned sixteen and wanted to be a rapper.

There's a big difference between wanting to work and having to work. And I had to learn that the hard way. Now money is very important to me, because I ain't got it.

I'm here instead of having shoulder surgery. But I'm not sure which is more painful.

I think we have to believe in things we don't see. That's really important for all of us, whether it's your religion or Santa Claus, or whatever. That's pretty much what it's about.

I turned down 'Cuckoo's Nest' four times before Jack got it.

There's a big difference between wanting to work and having to work. And I had to learn that the hard way. Now money is very important to me, because I ain't got it.

I play a guy who believes he's a king. He's the most common man in the world; in fact his family, like his suits, are just make-up. It's about dysfunctional people and dysfunctional relationships.

The most talented people that I've met in this business are always the nicest.

I won't mention names, but in my career, the most talented people invariably are the easiest and nicest to get along with.

I was very fortunate in the '70s to work with the best actors, the best directors, the best cinematographers.

I know what winning and losing is when you gamble.

Anyone of my generation who tells you he hasn't 'done Brando' is lying.

It's hard to tell writers, especially in movies, that words are secondary. Behavior is important.

I never did anything else. In college I switched majors every two weeks, and acting was the only thing that held my interest.