Part of the reason I thought that I might do a series is, my dad has pretty much been on the same road to work for years and years. And it's like, "Could I do something like that? Am I so independent that I can't punch the clock at the same place?" So part of it was a kind of exercise. "Can I be responsible in this way?" And lo and behold, I could. Luckily. It'd be bad if I couldn't.
Alien's a great one. That's a scary movie.
I don't know if it matters what country you're from, size of the city you're from, urban or rural, there are people that are hurting each other everywhere.
I was living in New York, so I just rode my motorcycle up to the set [of New Jack City]. So first day of work for me was kind of tough. I get ready to get off my bike, and I'm surrounded by the security guards, who were Louis Farrakhan's Nation Of Islam guys. Who had the double-breasted suits and guns. And this guy goes, "Where you goin'?" And I said, "I'm here to work." And they said, "No you're not." And I said, "Yeah. I'm here to work on the movie." And they said, "No you're not. Get on your bike."
I find it very difficult to relax. I find it increasingly difficult to find outlets for my frustration.
I had to audition for Fandango. When I read the script, the role that was interesting - so everyone thought - was the role that Costner played. He was the cool guy. And I read the script, and my representation at the time said, "That's the role you should read for." And I was like, "Really? How about I read for this other role." And they went, "Well, you're not going to get that role."
The movie that's had the most effect on me is Jaws. To this day when I'm in the ocean, I'm hearing that music.
I went to acting school with Mario Van Peebles. For a little while, he was at the same school. So he asked me if I wanted to do [ New Jack City]. He said, "There's not really a role. We'll figure something out. But would you like to?" And I was like, "Sure." 'Cause he said it was Chris Rock and Ice T's first movie.
Sweets, you couldn't ignore me if you tried.
I am very grateful to make my living doing what I would do for free.
It is a career of make-believe, of masks. We all have masks in life.
You have to be so confident and so gifted to fill five minutes of nothing at the very beginning of a play before even a word is uttered.
I took all the philosophy courses I could.
I put less stock in others' opinions than my own. No one else's opinions could derail me.
Heroes always make the right decision; I find that seldom happens in my life.
I went and saw him [ John Hurt ] here in L.A.He did a one-man Beckett show of Krapp's Last Tape. I went back and saw him afterwards, and what an actor he is. He is so gifted.
I have adopted clothes from all the projects I'm in. It's really been a while since I've bought anything myself.
My closest friend is canine. I have precious few close friends, and most of them are not actors
My Brat Pack buddies and I didn't exactly handle celebrity very well. Success at an early age is far more difficult to handle than failure.
[John Hurt] just really gifted, and I had a great time working with him and [am] very lucky to have worked with him.
I went to acting school in New York City for two years. I studied with Stella Adler
I like the way the old Toyotas look.
I think that there's room for everyone. I don't think that if one person succeeds then another must fail. That's lunacy. I'm not sure what the reasons are for my philosophy, maybe it's the fact that if there are ten people doing the same job, we all know how we feel and what our high points and low points are.
My first love is acting on stage. A sitcom is a hybrid of stage and film.
My first paid acting job was a movie called Fandango. It also starred Kevin Costner.
