"Suddenly I was the man who got the part that every actor in the English language was trying to get. I was really scared. I had talked the talk, and now I had to walk the walk. For three days, I couldn't answer the phone."

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"Suddenly I was the man who got the part that every actor in the English language was trying to get. I was really scared. I had talked the talk, and now I had to walk the walk. For three days, I couldn't answer the phone."

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"I really like to experiment. That's the only way I can work. It's instinctive."

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"There are certain men and women who, from the minute they step in front of a camera, that's exactly where they belong. Connery's one."

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"Woody Allen sets are very quiet. Extraordinary sense of power from a man who doesn't do anything except just stand there."

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"Milos said, You're my first choice. From my point of view, that doesn't pay the rent. I said, Tell me what I have to do next because I'm busy painting my kitchen."

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"Whenever there were parties, I wasn't invited because I began to be like that character. In a way, that contributed to the success of the performance."

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"With Connery, he does act. He is in complete command. He completely trusts the person first, then the instrument. I've worked with his son also, on a picture in Russia."

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"The difficulty is capturing surprise on film."

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