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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?

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.

My Perception Is That I've Never Done Anything But Work Really Hard.

It`s Probably Fair To Say I Have Taken Myself Too Seriously On Some Jobs. I`m Sure I`m More Guilty Of Being Difficult Than I`d Like To Remember. I Don`t Regret My Desires; I`ve Regretted The Way I Would Communicate My Desires. Maybe I`ve Lost A Job Because Of Some Rumor, I Doubt It. But Nobody Good That I`ve Worked With Has Ever Said Anything Negative About Me, Because We`ve Never Had A Negative Experience. By Good, I Mean Directors Who Do Their Homework, People That Are Passionate, Crazy, Never Sleep, And Do Like I Do And Just Go After It.

It`s Always Been The Same For Me. I`ve Always Enjoyed Acting, And I Really Love Good Actors; They`re Such Unique Characters. I Wish I Could Tell Stories Well, Or Tell A Joke. Any Time Someone Can Do That It`s So Satisfying. Sean Penn, For Instance, Is A Really Good Actor, And He Can Tell A Good Joke Or Story. But It`s Hard To Do. Most Actors Have Special Talents That Make Them Attractive, But They`re Often Odd Characters.