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“Actresses have more fear of being disliked. I, on the other hand, revel in it.”
“I had a great stepfather.”
“In 'Wall Street,' Charlie Sheen carried that movie.”
“I don't think tongue cancer is the best cancer for an actor.”
“'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest,' which my father had tried to get made for six, seven years, and I for four, was turned down by every studio. Every studio in the world had passed on it.”
“Learning patience was not an easy lesson.”
“My movies are usually about stripping off the makeup, getting down to the skeleton.”
“Every empire eventually falls.”
“Directors have so much else to do besides tell actors what to do. There are so many issues and problems.”
“I'm impressed with the people from Chicago. Hollywood is hype, New York is talk, Chicago is work.”
“The quality of health care in Canada is excellent.”
“I come from a tough stock.”
“I've always tried to kind of stretch my wings as an actor and do things that are different.”
“I enjoy provocative things that are questionable.”
“I haven't played a lot of nice guys.”
“I've always been somebody who, when I started a picture, never knew what the next picture would be.”
“A lot of actors get concerned about their own image, even going so far as to rewrite a movie to best serve that image. All I want to do is be in good movies.”
“Liberace was one of the biggest stars in America. He was a kind of a phenomenon.”
“I was there the night John Lennon was shot, three blocks away. It left a lasting impression on me.”
“Of course I feel blessed that I have a wife that is 25 years younger.”