What we have as artists is the immortalization opportunity that others don't have, because our work is lasting; it's there forever to view.

For me, I'm always looking for the opportunity for a character that challenges me and lets me play two for the price of one.

Like anybody who grew up in the Eighties, I cringe at the thought of these movies being remade, because of the corniness and cheesiness of the originals.

The way the recession has affected Hollywood, a lot of actors that had robust opportunities before in film no longer have such plum options, so cable has done a good job of becoming a happy medium for artists deemed film actors.

Poetry is almost like my foundation for everything. I almost feel I am a better actor and writer because of it.

I was trying to pay the bills with poems, and it was easy to memorize my poems, because I'd be riding my bike in California trying to memorize them before going on stage at a poetry lounge.