Just because you're not sweating doesn't mean you're not putting in the work..

I think every American actor wants to be a movie star. But I never wanted to do stupid movies, I wanted to do films..

I think every American actor wants to be a movie star. But I never wanted to do stupid movies, I wanted to do films. I vowed I would never do a comme….

You know, actors are fans, too. And talent is very attractive to me..

I had studied piano since I was 13, but I was surrounded by students who'd been playing since they were 5. I realized I was never going to be anythin….

I've done a couple of movies for scale, and it's the only way to get a lot of these independent movies made. The actors negotiate deals where they're….

Hindsight. It's like foresight without a future..

Well, the whole trick to doing an independent film, is to keep great pace and momentum. You're shooting maybe three times as many scenes in one day t….

I can play characters who sing, but I don't like singing in a nightclub or something. It's not my metier..

I have been in countries where I don't know a word of the language. I tried to practice my French as much as possible. I would talk with the crew. I ….

The technique's many benefits for actors include minimized tension, centeredness, vocal relaxation, and responsiveness, mind/body connection and abou….

The worth of a life is not determined by a single failure or a solitary success..

We're all animals, but we're a different sort of animal. Maybe they're better than us. They're more loyal. They're more pure. They're more simple. Th….

I totally related to Cole Porter's magnetic pull to any piano that was in the room, which he was famous for doing, as was Gershwin. You couldn't drag….

People ask, 'What's the best role you've ever played?' The next one..

Lots of people fantasize about what it would be like if they were president... Most think they'd be decent and wouldn't be corrupted at all, that the….

I see God as a song-and-dance man. If I had my way, he'd be able to carry a tune, too. Preferably, one of mine..

I never went to class. That the university graduated me at all is an indictment of our educational system..

Ambition without contribution is of no significance..

Some of my favorite characters that I've played have been very pompous because I love making fun of pompous people..

Don't kiss a man who hasn't shaved..