I was trained to be an actor, not a star. I was trained to play roles, not to deal with fame and agents and lawyers and the press.

If I start to become a star, I'll lose contact with the normal guys I play best.

Dysfunctional families have sired a number of pretty good actors.

I went in the Marines when I was 16. I spent four and a half years in the Marines and then came right to New York to be an actor. And then seven years later, I got my first job.

You go through stages in your career that you feel very good about yourself. Then you feel awful, like, 'Why didn't I choose something else?' But overall I'm pretty satisfied that I made the right choice when I decided to be an actor.

If you look at yourself as a star, you've already lost something in the portrayal of any human being