If You're Waiting For The Job, You're

I Wanted To Be A Jazz Pianist, But I Wasn't Good Enough. I Got Into City College Because I Didn't Have The Grades To Get Into University. I Took Acting Because It Was A Way To Get Three Credits. I Just Needed Three Credits And My Friend Told Me To Take Acting Because It Was Like Gym - Nobody Fails You. I Took It And That's Literally How I Got Involved In Acting.

I Walked Out Of The Theater And Started Crying. My Wife Asked Me, 'why Are You Crying?' I Said, 'because I Can't Do That.' I Didn't Know How He Did It. I've Never Seen Anything Like That. It's Like This Feat, This Rodin Sculpture To Me. It's Like Hearing An Opera Singer And The Tears Go Down Your Face Because It's Not Human What They're Doing. It's Like Sounds Of Heaven.

The Truth Is, The Older You Get, The Less Variety Of Parts You Are Offered. If You're A Star And You've Spent Most Of Your Career Being Able To Take Your Pick Of The Litter, You Notice When The Offers Start To Diminish. You're Too Old To Play Leads, So You're Offered The Supporting Role - But Many Stars Don't Want To Make That Transition. They See It As A Sign Of Symbolic Impotence. And That The Audience Will No Longer Regard Them As A Star. I Love Acting, And I'm Not Going To Determine What I Do Based On What I Fear Other People Might Think. I Do What I Want To Do.

The Plight Of The Actor, Even If He's A Star, Is The Plight Of The Women's Movement. They're Saying The Same Thing To Us: Get Into Bed, Give Me A Good Time, Then Give Me Something To Eat, Go Get The Laundry, Be A Good Girl.

I'm Sixty-eight, I Cry Every Chance I Can.