Nick Nolte

“I'm glad I never went to war.”

“I'd like to do one European film a year.”

“We're really all alone. We can't ever get inside another person's spirit, and see the world they do. So we are alone in that sense. The only way we have to communicate feelings is through words.”

“You have to struggle a bit, hustle a little, and be willing to go bankrupt. Once you're willing to do that, everything opens up and you get the freedom. My joke is that next year, I'll make the first film that costs zero dollars.”

“Everyone chases a bit of what they say life is about: money, desire... But when you stop chasing, you realise life is a rhythm and it's very peaceful, very quiet. You see, it's quite a miracle.”

“Yes, you can get addicted to exercise.”

“I've been called 'the voice actor.'”

“It's fun to change your body and find new things that your body does because of the weight.”

“Acting is a bit of a substitute for life.”

“In 'Over the Hedge,' I played a bear, and I spent all this time listening to the sounds they make when they fight and mate, when they're angry or happy.”

“You work at a job, and you reach a certain level, and you're a little satisfied, and you keep going at it a little more, and you finally finish it. You go, 'Ah,' all your dopamine receptor sites are full. You're satiated.”

“With 3D, all you're doing is trying to shock the audience; there's no value to the storytelling.”

“Nobody likes to lose power or reach a point of humility.”

“The way you conquer fear is to feel it all the way, and then you'll find out that there's nothing there - it's just emotion.”

“How do I relax? Meditate, I guess. I quit golf. You twist your back and get all cranked up.”

“I'm pretty much of a physical actor.”

“Early on I decided that I was going to lie to the press. The best approach to talking about my personal life was to lie.”

“The difference between a murderer and myself is only that I choose not to do it. But I'm capable.”

“Peace, truthfully, is how you feel inside.”

“You don't want to make awards the reason you're doing things.”