I think, by and large, the level of acting is mediocre. When I go to the theatre, I get so angry. I don't go.

If you want a bourgeois existence, you shouldn't be an actor. You're in the wrong profession.

We must overcome the notion that we must be regular... it robs you of the chance to be extraordinary and leads you to the mediocre.

I won't go to England because they won't let my dog in.

Once in awhile, there's stuff that makes me say, That's what theatre's about. It has to be a human event on the stage, and that doesn't happen very often.

I love playing Chekhov. That's the hardest; that's why I love it most.