Sometimes What We Imagine And The World

I Understand The Directors Much More. I Was Always Rebelling Against Them When I Was A Youngster, I Didn't Want To Be Told What To Do. I Had No Identification.

Playing A Character Is An Illusion, And I Feel That When You Know Too Much About A Person, Possibly Part Of That Illusion Is Disrupted.

Romantic Love Can Be A Lot Of Crap, Though, Let Me Tell You. And It Can Hurt You.

It Surprised Me, The Feeling I Got When I Won The Oscar For 'scent Of A Woman.' It Was A New Feeling. I'd Never Felt It. I Don't See My Oscar Much Now. But When I First Got It, There Was A Feeling For Weeks Afterward That I Guess Is Akin To Winning A Gold Medal In The Olympics.

I Come From The South Bronx - A True Descendant Of The Melting Pot. I Grew Up In A Really Mixed Neighborhood; It Was A Very Integrated Life.