Flicking Quotes

Whenever I was upset by something in the papers, Jack (President John F. Kennedy) always told me to be more tolerant, like a horse flicking away flies in the summer.

(on watching his early performances) I never go back and watch myself. I`ll see a film when it`s new, maybe twice, but then not for years. If I`m flicking channels on TV and one of them is on, I flick right past it. It`s so hard. If I looked at it I`d go, "Aw shit, I should have done this, done that". A lot of stuff about my past work bugs me. I guess I`m only seeing the faults.

I so rarely turned down a role, that I can`t say I have any regrets in that regard. There were many roles that I would rather not have done, but having a home and family requires that we sometimes do things we would rather not. I have done a few roles that I`ve never watched, and if I happen to be flicking through channels and one pops up, I quickly move on. It`s hard enough to sustain some self confidence without being reminded of things we`d rather not revisit but, in the end, it comes with the territory.

Whenever I was upset by something in the papers, Jack always told me to be more tolerant, like a horse flicking away flies in the summer.