"Acting is not about dressing up. Acting is about stripping bare. The whole essence of learning lines is to forget them so you can make them sound like you thought of them that instant."

"One hell of an outlay for a very small return, with most of them."

"I want to do a musical movie. Like Evita, but with good music."

"My money goes to my agent, then to my accountant and from him to the tax man."

"If I'm too strong for some people, that's their problem."

"I used to believe that anything was better than nothing. Now I know that sometimes nothing is better."

"It would be nice if education was free to everyone who wanted it, but that's not the world we live in."

"I have never believed you make your case stronger by bad-mouthing your opposition."

"You've got to sing like you don't need the money."

"I look forward to growing old and wise and audacious."