As a matter of fact, that was a bit of a problem for me at the beginning of my career - the problem of identification. In The Conversation I played a….

I try to preserve a certain amount of time away from the movies, so I don't allow time to do those smaller parts that might give me an opportunity to….

Starring in a science-fiction film doesn't mean you have to act science fiction..

What I hate is the loss of anonymity..

I think American films right now are suffering from an excess of scale. Lots of movies we're seeing now are more akin to video games than stories abo….

American Graffiti was the first movie where the director let me have any input. It was the first time anyone ever listened to me. George thought my c….

It's important not to base your ambition on anybody else's history, but to figure out how best to use your own particular personality and understandi….

Why do I ask for directions? Because I hate wasting time..

I have the ordinary experience of being anonymous when I'm in an airplane talking to air-traffic control, and they don't know who they're talking to.….

The only ambition I ever had going into and committing to wanting to be an actor was to live my life..

The third time you say a thing it sounds like a lie..

I think people only have so much interest in anybody, and if you barrage them in between the times you have something to offer them you become a pers….

It's always nice to anticipate working in something that you know people will have an appetite for..

I've always been somewhere down from the top, so I've never had to suffer being knocked off the top..

What I observed about my fellow actors was that most gave up very easily..

I've always wanted to be bald. I mean it, completely bald. Wouldn't it be great to be bald in the rain?.

Sometimes I try to improve the language, the lines, or the delivery, but I don't ad-lib because I think that makes it really hard for everybody else ….

I like working. It is where I feel useful. I have no plans to cut down. I am happy with what I do. There will be a lot more of me yet, that's for sur….

Really, what are the options? Levi's or Wranglers. And you just pick one. It's one of those life choices..

Los Angeles is where you have to be if you want to be an actor. You have no choice. You go there or New York. I flipped a coin about it. It came up N….

I was desperately unhappy with it [Blade Runner]. I was compelled by contract to record five or six different versions of the narration, each of whic….