Mark Twain Is A Voice Of Truth

Mark Twain Was An Artist Working At The Highest Level. He Wrote A Book, His Masterpiece, The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn, That Put America On The World Stage For Literature. It's Almost As If, If You Start Reading That Book As A Racist, You Cannot Finish It And Still Be A Racist.

I Probably Complained More When I Was Younger. The Movie Industry Can Be Frustrating But I Think Sometimes I Could Have Been More Helpful, Approaching A Film As A Partnership Rather Than Being Critical Of A Director's Ignorance. I Wasn't Sensitive To The Fact That It's Very Hard To Direct.

I Don't Think Of My Life As A Cliche, But I'm A Cliche Eccentric. Complete With A Strange Name - I Mean, Who's Named Val? How Many Vals Do You Know? I Mean, Really?

I Can Safely Say That No One Who Has Ever Won An Oscar Didn't Want To Win An Oscar.

There Are Some Directors I Should Have Worked With. I`d Like To Have Worked With Robert Altman - I Turned Him Down A Couple Of Times When I Was Younger. My Thing Now Is If It`s A Good Director I`ll Never Say No - I`m Just Gonna Say Yes From Now On.