I've been lucky. The critics never went out of their way to single me out for doing bad work. |
It was surprising for a picture called Elf. It was actually edgy. I think the nice thing about the film is that my mother laughed, my kids laughed, my friends laughed, and usually when they call something a family movie, I think, "uh-oh! I'll have to suffer through it." |
It's a very charming movie about the mob - a real stretch for me. |
Joseph Russo is a dear friend of mine and I cannot express enough how pleased I am that your office has taken interest and is in pursuit of correcting this problem. |
My least favorite phrase in the English language is "I don't care." |
One night I went over to get some dope from some Hollywood tough guy. After I left, my son Scott, who was only fifteen, went over with a baseball bat to kill him. I was laughing out of one eye and crying out of the other. I thought, Who am I kidding? |
People wonder why first-time directors can make a brilliant picture, then suck on the second one. It's because they're a little terrified the first time. So they listen to all the experts around them. |
Showing up every day isn't enough. There are a lot of guys who show up every day who shouldn't have showed up at all. |
Some guys say beauty is only skin deep. But when you walk into a party, you don't see somebody's brain. The initial contact has to be the sniffing. |
The heroism of the role, ... was playing up the vulnerability of the role, and that was all Jimmy. |
There are a lot of guys in Hollywood who clap you on the back just a little too hard. |
There's a big difference between wanting to work and having to work. And I had to learn that the hard way. Now money is very important to me, because I ain't got it. |
There's nothing more boring than actors talking about acting. |
To get over my divorce, I got a prescription to live at the Playboy Mansion for a while. |
What's the difference between sex and love? I have four wives and five kids. I apparently don't know the difference. |