[in August 1999, when asked to what he attributes his success] Hard work. You
gotta study, man. It's like any profession. I did eight years in
theater. I studied two years in school in New York with
Stella Adler,
the best teacher in the world. I studied under
Nina Foch, I did
theater, I learned my craft. You got to learn how to build a character,
there's a way to do it. Everything I ever did was different. I did 125
films, and over 100 television shows, and you've never seen the same
character twice. I think now, in my 50s, with [
Robert Duvall], [
Albert Finney] and [
Gene Hackman], those guys are getting up there in their 60s, it's my
time. And I'm making sure that I push myself into their slot. So, my
best work's coming.
