I think all the roles were something that sort of hit me, and I guess I was very lucky to get those roles.
People approach you in a different way when you're a celebrity - some are nice, some are not nice.
When lines are great, they're easy to do. You just find the essence of it, and you do it.
I think that all the time I lived alone changed me.
Being down makes you think who you are.
Actors are real egomaniacs. They get into a movie, they think the whole movie's about them.
Sometimes people start with you. Especially in local places - 'Hey, go get your shine box.' So I go out earlier. I wear sunglasses and a cap... That's the downside of being successful.
There was an article about me once, and the first line was, 'It's good to be a gangster.' Well, I'm not a gangster. I'm an actor.
As a character actor, you have to understand that it's not about you. You have to remember it's about someone else's life. And your character is just passing through.
People are fascinated with the fast life, the easy life. For some reason, that's an American dream, and it goes all the way back to the Edward G. Robinsons and the Cagneys.
'The Godfather' illustrated the family values - the reality that it was really a family thing, honor and tradition. It wasn't just a single-dimension thing.
A man's man has no problems with commitment, as long as he's not with a woman who needs to be committed.
Fellas, it's all a numbers game. The more women you meet, the greater chance you have of finding the right one.
Fellas, one of the most effective ways to meet a woman is on the street.
Atkins - I was on that for two weeks. All I lost was 14 days.
It's very important what you say to kids. You have to walk a very fine line between talking about your life and talking about what you've done.
'The Godfather' changed the way gangsters acted.
My wife and I lived in Chicago for two months, and we went to a lot of great restaurants.
New York's got a little rougher edge to it than Chicago.
Chicago - it's the Midwest, and the people are not as tough or not as edgy as they are in New York.
