On Cable Now, The Writer Is King.

I Never Said, 'i'm Going To Be A Big Star.' I Said, 'i'm Going To Be A Good Actor.' And That Took The Pressure Off.

I'm The Guy To Call. Look At The Resume. I Have Kids Of My Own. I Have Dogs.

There Is No Best Anything In Art. Phillip [hoffman] Isn't Better Than Heath [ledger]; Joaquin [phoenix] Isn't Better Than David [strathairn] Or Terence [howard]. They Aren't Better Than Me. We All Do Different Things. It's More Of A Celebration Of A Lot Of Great Work Than To Give The Gold To Somebody. The Underappreciated Factor Certainly Has Gone Away.

I Went To Walter Reed Hospital A Couple Of Times To Visit Wounded Soldiers, Kids With No Legs And One Arm. You Start To Question Some Things.

I Never Starved. And You Know, Whatever Talent I Have, I've Relied On That, Versus Image Or Star. I Have Just Said, 'hire Me If You Want Somebody Good.' I Tried To Be As Good As I Could Be Every Time Out, And That's Kind Of Bridged The Decades.