Some People Just See The Glory And

There Are People Who Appear In The Magazines And I Don't Know Who They Are. I've Never Seen Anything They've Done And Their Careers Are Over Already. They're Famous For Maybe 10 Minutes. Real Careers, I Think, Take A Long Time To Unfold.

Part Of The American Ethos Is That You Want To Leave Something Better For Your Kids Than You Had And I Know That My Parents Felt That Way And I Know That My Grandparents Felt That Way And Everybody Worked Hard So That Their Kids Had A Better Chance. I Just Don't Want To Be The First Generation That Doesn't Do That.

For Ripley I Learned To Play Some Songs On The Piano, And I Never Really Played Them Again.

If You're Just An Actor You're Reactive. You're Saying, "well, I Hope Hollywood Gives Me A Role, Or Gives Me A Chance At A Role," Whereas If You Can Generate Your Own Content, Then You Can Go Where You Want To Go.

I Think It's Still Hard For Me To Turn Down Work If It's Really Good Because For So Many Years I Was Desperate To Get A Job And Couldn't, So I Think It's Anathema For Me To Turn Down Work If I Think It's Really Good.