My mother and father told me I was god. I was a good Italian boy who hung out with the same four guys. I was a little god.

I like playing roulette, I like dice. I grew up with gamblers.

The saddest thing in life is wasted talent, and the choices you make will shape your life forever.

Italian-Americans are not the Mafia.

My father always said, 'The saddest thing in life is wasted talent.'

When you feel good about the work you're doing, that's what's important, not the budget or anything like that. If you're happy about the actors you're working with, that's what's important.

I've always been successful. Now I'm famous and successful.

Mental violence is as bad as physical violence. You don't see that very often in movies, so it was a good subject to tackle.

Yeah, I like to gamble.

I thought that if no one was going to give me a great part - and it was very difficult to break into film, obviously - then I'd write one myself.

Please, if you're making a movie, start out with a good script, at least! Please!

Future shock is the dizzying disorientation brought on by the premature arrival of the future.

The hard part of loving is that one has to learn so often to let go of those we love, so they can do things, so they can grow, so they can return to us with an even richer, deeper love.

I am hopeful for the American people that we can actually improve the outlook for bringing down costs in health care.

I love black truffles. I love white truffles.

For men, it's necessary to push aside that marvelous ego that tells you that you are all knowing and capable, and see that you are not.

In books, or work, or healthful play.

I never initiated nor did the FBI ever initiate any conversation or correspondence with me.

Wherever you are on Earth, there is more life present than in the rest of the known universe.

GET YOURSELF TOGETHER DRINK TILL YOU DROP FORGET ABOUT TOMORROW AND HAVE ANOTHER SHOT

Love is irrational, I reminded myself. The more you loved someone, the less sense anything made.