I Decided To Become An Actor Because

The Truth Is, The Older You Get, The Less Variety Of Parts You Are Offered. If You're A Star And You've Spent Most Of Your Career Being Able To Take Your Pick Of The Litter, You Notice When The Offers Start To Diminish. You're Too Old To Play Leads, So You're Offered The Supporting Role - But Many Stars Don't Want To Make That Transition. They See It As A Sign Of Symbolic Impotence. And That The Audience Will No Longer Regard Them As A Star. I Love Acting, And I'm Not Going To Determine What I Do Based On What I Fear Other People Might Think. I Do What I Want To Do.

Money Is Another Pressure. I'm Not Complaining, I'm Just Saying That There's A Certain Luxury In Having No Money. I Spent Ten Years In New York Not Having It, Not Worrying About It. Suddenly You Have It, Then You Worry, Where Is It Going? Am I Doing The Right Thing With It?

Acting Didn't Solve Much! If It Did, I Would Have Ended Up Much Less Crazy Than I Am Today, But I'm Not. At Least For Me, Acting Is A Relief - A Relief To Be Able To Admit Certain Things About Myself And Disguise In My Work, In My Characters.

I Decided A Long Time Ago But Sometimes It Takes You 40 Years To Get Around To Doing Something - And That's The Truthful Answer.

I Did A Movie Called Marathon Man And It Was One Of My Best Memories.