I Did A Movie Called Marathon Man

I Wanted To Find My Limitations So I Decided To Do Shylock. And If I Fail? I've Never Been Afraid Of That. I Have Other Fears - Doing Bad Work Knowingly Is The Worst Fear.

So, Most Of It Was Done Over The Phone. But One Of The First Things I Did As A Director, Because It's One Of The First Things You Should Do, Even Though Most Don't, Is To Ask Good Actors Who They Think Is Right For The Part. They Know Better Than Anybody. But Without Missing A Beat Maggie Said Pauline Collins. I Didn't Know Pauline Because I Hadn't Seen Shirley Valentine, But Then I Saw This Thing That She Did With Woody Allen [you Will Meet A Tall Dark Stranger], In Which She Was Wonderful As A Psychic, And I Said To Her On The Phone: "the Dialogue Seemed Improvised."

I Got Into Acting So That I Could Meet Girls. Pretty Girls Came Later. First, I Wanted To Start Off With Someone With Two Legs, Who'd Smile At Me And Look Soft.

Depressed, Anxious, Sad, Frightened? Yes. But I've Never Been Bored.

Many Actors Want To Play Hamlet And Macbeth. Ever Since I Became An Actor, From The Very Beginning I Just Wanted To Play A Shetland Pony. I Cannot Explain Why