I think of being an actor as kind of a young man's gig. It's emasculating, in a way, people messing with you and putting make-up on you and telling y….

I like directing. It takes a lot out of you, but I'd like to do it again - I just have to find a story I want to tell..

Critics can be your most important friend. I don't read criticism of my stuff only because when it's bad, it's rough-and when it's good, it's not goo….

I think everybody reacts to entertainment with a different kind of visceral way, probably mostly based on their own personal experiences..

I think of myself more as a workhorse actor. It will be hot and cold and up and down, but no one will kick me out of the business..

I'll be honest with you. My kids don't watch my movies and never have. I can maybe name a film one hand that they've seen, actually, all the way thro….

Obviously, my perception of the world is one where humans are a threat to our survival..

You have to keep the fights clean and the sex dirty..

Music is a soundtrack for your life. You hear some tune and you just get swept right back to that point in your life..

I'd love to be a pop idol. Of course, my groupies are now between 40 and 50..

I don't have to do the lead. If I dig a part, I'll do it..

Doing funny scary is something that is rarely good and rarely works, and it's also something that's incredibly hard to market..

If you're an actor, even a successful one, you're still waiting for the phone to ring..

I think one of the most pervasive evils in this world is greed and acquiring money for money's sake. Once you have six houses and a plane, it's just ….

Any idiot can get laid when they're famous. That's easy. It's getting laid when you're not famous that takes some talent..

Part of being a man is learning to take responsibility for your successes, and for your failures. You can't go blaming others, or being jealous. Seei….

My brother is the lifelong musician, he made the choice to do that when we were very, very young kids. I remember him playing in bands and listening ….

I don't read reviews. I haven't read them for probably 30 years. I can't. When they're bad, they're really rough, and when they're good, they're not ….

I felt as if I was the brunt of some massive joke at my expense: Can you believe this loser can be connected to Marlon Brando and Katharine Hepburn? ….

Ninety-five percent of celebrity is good..

Before Footloose, the things I'd done weren't cute. In Diner I was an alcoholic..