In England every man you meet is some man's son; in America, he may be some man's father.
I don't like actors who try to talk directors into making their part bigger and that's really lame.
To give somebody your time is the biggest gift you can give.
The secret is to just keep moving.
Difference is always the biggest challenge for humans. That's why we do enjoy reading or watching movies or watching TV. It's a personal challenge to get close to people that we never get close to.
TV shows are great right now in America. I find myself - and I hate to admit it - but we watch more TV than we go to the movies. As a creative person, you want to be creative, you know? You don't want to constantly wait around - a lot of movies fall apart, or there's just not as much out there as there used to be. Or there are more actors. I don't know. But movie stars are doing TV. And when they're asked about it, they say they love it. Dustin Hoffman, Glenn Close. So it can't be that bad.
Everybody is great when things are great. It's the 'not great' stuff that matters.
Trying to be a leader, you've got to be really sure of what you're doing and you've got to guide people the right way.
Twenty five years in business, including business with other nations, competing with companies across the world, has given me an understanding of what it is that makes America a good place to grow and add jobs, and why jobs leave America - why businesses decide to locate here, and why they decide to locate somewhere else.
For some not to be martyrs is martyrdom indeed.
Inviting audiences to open up and hear things differently is an important part of what I do. But I still love to sing songs with words, too.