Ambition Without Contribution Is Of No Significance.

I Never Went To Class. That The University Graduated Me At All Is An Indictment Of Our Educational System.

I Totally Related To Cole Porter's Magnetic Pull To Any Piano That Was In The Room, Which He Was Famous For Doing, As Was Gershwin. You Couldn't Drag Them Away From A Piano.

I've Done A Couple Of Movies For Scale, And It's The Only Way To Get A Lot Of These Independent Movies Made. The Actors Negotiate Deals Where They're Given Just Enough Money To Live On During The Filming, But Then They Participate In The Back-end. If The Movie Suddenly Makes A Gazillion Dollars, We'll Participate In That Profit.

You Know, Actors Are Fans, Too. And Talent Is Very Attractive To Me.

I Like Variety, Which Is Frustrating. But I've Always Been Picky. I Was Afraid Pirates Would Be Too Much Like Twentieth Century, Broad Comedy. But My Agent Talked Me Into It. I Was Spoiled By The Range Of A Repertory Theater.