The mind of a writer can be a truly terrifying thing. Isolated, neurotic, caffeine-addled, crippled by procrastination, consumed by feelings of panic, self-loathing, and soul-crushing inadequacy. And that’s on a good
~ Robert De Niro
The mind of a writer can be a truly terrifying thing. Isolated, neurotic, caffeine-addled, crippled by procrastination, consumed by feelings of panic, self-loathing, and soul-crushing inadequacy. And that’s on a good day.
Better to be king for a night than a schmuck for a lifetime.
I'll work with a director if I think I'm going to get into a comfortable situation, and if it's someone I respect and who respects me, even if they're not so well known. Movies are hard to make, and you have to work toward a common ethic and do your best.
The director respects what they've hired you for and chosen you for: to do the part and respect what you're doing.
The hardest thing about being famous is that people are always nice to you.
You'll have time to rest when you're dead.
I think Hollywood has a class system. The actors are like the inmates, but the truth is they're running the asylum.
I don't like to watch my own movies - I fall asleep in my own movies.
Money makes your life easier. If you're lucky to have it, you're lucky.
