I Didn't Take The Reins

I Don't Know Why It Is, But Sometimes I Feel Like I'm 60. It's Like I've Been Around For A Long Time. I Felt That Way Even When I Was 8.

As A Young Actor, There's A Very Small Group Of Kids, Just A Handful. As You Get Older, All Of A Sudden, There's A Bunch Of Guys Your Age That Work. It's A Very Different Experience When You Used To Be On The Short List Because You Were Young And There's Only So Many Kids That Can Do The Work And Then All Of A Sudden You're In Your Twenties And Thirties And There's A Whole Bunch Of Guys That Can Do Your Work.

I Worked With Creative People Who Were Very Demanding Of Me, And They Helped Me Reach Performances That I Never Could Have Gotten On My Own Without Being Pushed And Having Trust In Them. And So I Know The Best Way To Get The Best Performance Of An Actor, And That's Not To Coddle Them Or To Baby Them. It's To Help Them; It's To Push Them.

I'm Just Not A Quitter And I Just Never, Ever Give Up. I Was Forced To Adapt Because If I Didn't, I Was Losing Inspiration Only Doing What I Was Doing.

I Didn't Take The Reins Of My Career Until I Was About 21, And I've Been In Charge Since Then.