With any part you play, there is a certain amount of yourself in it. There has to be, otherwise it's just not acting. It's lying.

Practice as if you are the worst, perform as if you are the best.

With any part you play, there is a certain amount of yourself in it. There has to be, otherwise it's just not acting. It's lying.

When you're confined to a TV series, and you have to play one character, it can make you insane. But it didn't affect me. I got out in time.

It's very, very important to me, no matter who the person is, to play that person with the utmost degree of truth that I'm able to bring. But playing a character like Jack Sparrow or Willy Wonka, that requires nothing but a degree of responsibility to the intent of the story - responsibility to the film-maker to deliver the goods.

How can a guy climb trees, say "Me, Tarzan, you, Jane," and make a million? The public forgives my acting because they know I was an athlete. They know I wasn't make-believe.