I think of life itself now as a wonderful play that I've written for myself, and so my purpose is to have the utmost fun playing my part.

It's useless to hold a person to anything he says while he's in love, drunk, or running for office.

Yeah, I turned down 'Breakfast at Tiffany's' and 'Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore.' Can you believe it? With 'Alice,' I thought, 'Martin Scorsese. I wonder if he knows what he's doing?' Oh, man, what a mistake! Ellen Burstyn won an Oscar for that role.

I don't need anyone to rectify my existence. The most profound relationship we will ever have is the one with ourselves.

I've made so many movies playing a hooker that they don't pay me in the regular way anymore. They leave it on the dresser.

Dwelling on the negative simply contributes to its power.