There Are Roles That You Chase Sometimes.

You Can Play Older Than Yourself. You Can Play Younger Than Yourself Up To A Point, And Then That Just Becomes Impossible Because You Carry A Weight With You That You Can't Shift, Unless You Have Very Boyish Looks.

I Got Obsessed With Classical Music, I Got Obsessed With Chopin, With Playing The Piano.

Any Actor Who Tells You That They Have Become The People They Play, Unless They’re Clearly Diagnosed As A Schizophrenic, Is Bullshitting You.

As An Actor, You People-watch, You Observe. And The More Famous You Become, The Sad Thing Is You Lose The Ability To Do That. Instead Of People-watching, You Become The Focus Of Attention.

Impressionists Have To Paint With A Very Broad Stroke Because You've Got To See It Within A Couple Of Seconds. You Go, "that's A Really Funny Robert De Niro." As An Actor, Though, You Look At Different Aspects Of A Character. I Try To Completely Surround Myself With The Assignment. It's Like Being In A Big Cloud And Then Some Of It Rains Through.