I never get involved with the ladies I work with.
I can still fit into my Battlestar Galactica costume!
You can't leave civilization behind entirely.
I believe that the first 8 years are most important and the time in a child's life when parents must be absolutely and completely present.
Children who cling to parents or who don't want to leave home are stunted in their emotional, psychological growth.
The best things in life are usually difficult.
I write from the same place I parent, and since becoming a single parent, I have found it difficult, if not impossible, to write anything of length.
Change is good. And in fact unavoidable.
Harrison Ford was pretty content as a carpenter who thought it would be nice to work on TV and ended up being the biggest film star in the history of cinema.
It is a good motive, fame and money, as it is tangible and measurable. Being an artist is neither measurable nor tangible and certainly not a way to become rich.
I wanted to be Anthony Hopkins and ended up being neither a film star nor having a career on the stage.
From Fred Astaire I learned discipline and hard work.
From dear, dear Gloria Swanson, I learned how to live long, happy and free of health problems. I owe her my life.
I'm a classic example of what can happen if you follow your inner voice. I was cursed with interests and some talent in many different areas. It confuses people.
I have written two nonfiction books, I'm embarrassed to say.
A stage play requires very different craft from a book, fiction or otherwise, and ditto from a screenplay.
Anybody can write a film script 'cuz it has been reduced to a formula.
Films must all have the same structure. All of this to guarantee box office bonanza, which of course it never does, but that's another discussion entirely.
Hollywood today is all about being consistent. All thinking in mainstream film business takes place in one box.
When I was a young actor... the more different you were from the part you played, the more talent it reflected.
