Sometimes I only hope to make a good popcorn movie.

The only power an actor has is the ability to say "no."

Approach every film with the same enthusiasm, regardless of its budget.

Sidney Poitier, who is class personified, said: Lou, youre a leading man because youre a good actor. Brought tears to my eyes.

It's easier to stay in shape than to fluctuate.

I'm an actor first and foremost; it's my first love and passion.

Always carry a notebook. And I mean always. The short-term memory only retains information for three minutes

The meal is hot, but still delicious.Life is hard, but still beautiful.

People ask me if I'm an artist or an architect. But I think they're the same.

Thank you, God, for the dignity and beauty of self. The precious innate self. The only thing that can't be taken from us. The only thing we really own.

I would trade many an art-film classic for the final exchange between Redford and Streisand in front of the Plaza.

Just as science is more immediate and exciting than the history of science, so is insight more compelling than a history of insight.

If one by one we counted people out For the least sin, it wouldn't take us long To get so we had no one left to live with. For to be social is to be forgiving.

One thing, I try to be honest. And what is revealed is often rather hideously unflattering.

Most people who have found that they are more intelligent than most around them, have yet to learn that one of the most intelligent things they can do is prevent said people ever finding this out.

I guess if I had fifty million dollars I could spend more time at home.