I was trained to be an actor, not a star. I was trained to play roles, not to deal with fame and agents and lawyers and the press.

The difference between a hero and a coward is one step sideways.

Like a duck on the pond. On the surface everything looks calm, but beneath the water those little feet are churning a mile a minute.

Things parents say to children are oftentimes not heard, but in some cases you pick up on things that your parent would like to see you have done.

I do not like assassins, or men of low character.

Dysfunctional families have sired a number of pretty good actors.

Seventy-five per cent of being successful as an actor is pure luck. The rest is just endurance.

Honesty isn't enough for me. That becomes very boring. If you can convince people what you're doing is real and it's also bigger than life - that's exciting.

Hollywood loves to typecast, and I guess they saw me as a violent guy.

My wife and I take what we call our Friday comedy day off. We watch standup comics on TV. The raunchier the better. We love Eddie Izzard.

Don't piss in my ear and tell me it's raining.

Changing circumstances always present great opportunities as well as new challenges. Once you recognise the relationship, you’ll understand the need for passion and persistence (KR, 1995)

Fifty years from now, I will not be remembered for how much money I earned, the type of home I lived in or the car I drove, but on whether I made a difference to someone's life.

Devil does not buy our empty soul. He waits for us to selling off that. (Diable n'achète notre âme vide. - Il attend qu'on la solde.)

One of the reasons why my album is called 'Forget the World' is because when you listen to the world, you make stupid mistakes.

Art is not some sort of guideline for understanding. It's a thing unto itself.

People in powerful positions come under scrutiny, and sometimes they get in trouble for things that their underlings did.

I know when something ain't right, and I know exactly what I will or won't tolerate.

I have one yardstick by which I test every major problem - and that yardstick is: Is it good for America?

A wise man is cured of ambition by ambition itself; his aim is so exalted that riches, office, fortune and favour cannot satisfy him.

Many people consider me an old friend.