I enjoyed acting and I loved the process, but at the same time I hated the celebrity that came with it even though I know it's part of the game and the recognition you need to have people come see your movies. I just couldn't get my head into the place where I could just enjoy the attention and deal with it on that level instead of feeling stalked and paranoid about it. I'm a lot cooler about it now. (2004)

The real movie stars were Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, Spencer Tracy, Montgomery Clift. How could I put myself in the same category as Clark Gable? Tom Crui…

The thing that fascinates me is: who cares what an actor thinks? [on his reluctance to give interviews] (2004)

I think Polanski is one of the few filmmakers who nearly did a perfect film, a couple of them. Chinatown is almost perfect. It may be perfect. (2004)

You know, when you have a father who's pretty well known but you don't see him, the last thing you want to do is start talking about him all the time to people.

A famous writer who wants to continue writing has to be constantly defending himself against fame. I don't really like to say this because it never sounds sinc…

Most of the time you don't even know they're there. Now, that's the scary thing. It's really strange and invading, but I'm still working it all out. I try to n…