“When I was a kid, my dad went to World War II. I didn't know him. I was born in …” — Nick Nolte

I've been in movies where the movie doesn't come together but the role comes together, or the movie comes together but the role doesn't come together or something like that. Something misses. It's very difficult to make it hit on all cylinders - it's just very rare.

Actors are really working with bodies, with their minds, and with their emotions. Feelings, basically. That's what movies are about, going from one feeling to another.

Living in a small town, one of the keys to survival was your imagination.

Asking for forgiveness is just one of the most painful kind of experiences.