I Don't Do Stunts -

Parenting Is An Impossible Job At Any Age.

I Wanted To Be A Forest Ranger Or A Coal Man. At A Very Early Age, I Knew I Didn't Want To Do What My Dad Did, Which Was Work In An Office.

I Found Out That Drama Was A Fascinating Exercise As A Way To Get Out Of My Self And Into Somebody Else's Head.

American Graffiti Was The First Movie Where The Director Let Me Have Any Input. It Was The First Time Anyone Ever Listened To Me. George Thought My Character Should Have A Crew Cut, But I Wasn't Happy With That Idea. I'd Always Had Pretty Long Hair Back Then - In College, Particularly - So I Told George My Character Should Wear A Cowboy Hat. George Thought About It And He Remembered A Bunch Of Guys From Modesto, California, Who Cruised Around, Like My Character, And Wore Cowboy Hats, So It Turned Out That It Actually Fit The Movie.

The Loss Of Anonymity Is Something That Nobody Can Prepare You For. When It Happened, I Recognized That I'd Lost One Of The Most Valuable Things In Life. To This Day, I'm Not All That Happy About It