It is a career of make-believe, of masks. We all have masks in life.

It's great to work with people that you like, any job, no matter what you do.

My Brat Pack buddies and I didn't exactly handle celebrity very well. Success at an early age is far more difficult to handle than failure.

My closest friend is canine. I have precious few close friends, and most of them are not actors.

My first love is acting on stage. A sitcom is a hybrid of stage and film.

My first paid acting job was a movie called Fandango. It also starred Kevin Costner.

The movie that's had the most effect on me is Jaws. To this day when I'm in the ocean, I'm hearing that music.

While they would have provided financial support if I had needed it, the greatest support my parents gave was emotional, psychological.

With failure, you just try again.

You can be knocked down, but it doesn't mean you're out.

I like every single actor or actress in the world, because we never know what the conditions are like when they are working. I give everyone the benefit of the doubt and root for them like a psychotic sports fan.

I'm involved with Recording Artists and Actors Against Drunk Driving. I'm also involved with most children's causes, because children can't help the environment they're in.

It's still a bottom-line business. You can be out of control, and if they want you, they'll pick you. And you can be a mensch, and if you're not the product they want, you won't get it.

I find it very difficult to relax. I find it increasingly difficult to find outlets for my frustration.

Young alienation, disappointment and heartache is all a part of the first real growing up that we do.

I don't know if it matters what country you're from, size of the city you're from, urban or rural, there are people that are hurting each other everywhere.

I like being a villain. Villains are more exciting.

It's very easy to confuse Sean Connery with James Bond. Sometimes in the entertainment industry, people believe the cake is more real than the baker.

Remember to be as smart as you are.

When I was in college, all the pretty women were in the theatre, so I auditioned for a play.