Thank God for theater and film and television and my very, very, very lucky life.

Just because you shot Jesse James, don't make you Jesse James.

Comedy is not my world. It's difficult for me, but sometimes you just have to go with it and have a good time.

'Wiseguy' for its time was good. It was really good. And it holds up still. But a lot of the restraints have been taken off now.

I have hope for you, if only because you're the only one left to hope for.

To trust in your own aliveness, in your own ability to sustain and be sustained - there are times when there is no greater act of defiance.

[about a hat] You can put it on and say, "Hey you, person without a hat! I've got something you don't! How did I get it? Probably by being worth more to society.

What I did next was so impulsive and dangerous I should've been named ADHD poster child of the year.

I think that I had better go, Holmes." "Not a bit, doctor. Stay where you are. I am lost without my Boswell.

The best poets, after all, exhibit only a tame and civil side of nature. They have not seen the west side of any mountain.

Liberalism is moral syphilis. And I'm stepping over it.

I learned about life before I went into the theater, which is why I've been so happy. I was a soldier.

In summary, all great work is the fruit of patience and perseverance, combined with tenacious concentration on a subject over a period of months or years.

Where are the marks of the cross in your life? Are there any points of identification with your Lord? Alas, too many Christians wear medals but carry no scars.