There's a big difference between wanting to work and having to work. And I had to learn that the hard way. Now money is very important to me, because….

People say, 'Gee, you do a lot of mafia movies.' I think I've done two, out of 60..

I won't mention names, but in my career, the most talented people invariably are the easiest and nicest to get along with..

Unless I love something or hate it, I don't want to deal with it..

I've never been difficult to anybody or with anybody on a picture. Especially when you're in that nice status of hierarchy of actors and actresses wh….

Showing up every day isn't enough. There are a lot of guys who show up every day who shouldn't have showed up at all..

What I do quite honestly and seriously and not in any way being humble is not as important as what the garbage collector does. People make actors imp….

You have to be very careful when you let someone win..

I always thought of myself as some sort of athlete until I started playing golf a couple years ago..

No matter what heights you achieve, even if you're Brad Pitt, the slide is coming, sure as death and taxes..

Success is the result of clear goal, unshakable confidence, proper planning, enthusiastic ACTION and consistent persistence..

There's nothing more boring than actors talking about acting..

I've been lucky. The critics never went out of their way to single me out for doing bad work..

One night I went over to get some dope from some Hollywood tough guy. After I left, my son Scott, who was only fifteen, went over with a baseball bat….

It's a very charming movie about the mob - a real stretch for me..

To get over my divorce, I got a prescription to live at the Playboy Mansion for a while..

Sometimes it seems like this is the choice - either kick ass or kiss ass..

I'm sort of a Walter Mitty. I got fewer brain cells than most people, so when I got friendly with cowboys, I started rodeoing. When I was calf-roping….

Observe the masses and do the opposite.

I went to a shrink once, but I caught him going to a fortune-teller so I quit..

I had great, great times as a Little League coach. People were talking about me quitting acting, and they would say, What about your creative juices?….