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" 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest,' which my father had tried to get made for six, seven years, and I for four, was turned down by every studio. Every studio in the world had passed on it. "

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" It took me too long to realise that if you go to a marriage counsellor to resolve problems, it's in his interest to keep the marriage going. "

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" Every empire eventually falls. "

" When you're making pictures out of heartfelt passion, it hurts when someone calls them a calculated business move. "

" I thought I could never be the actor Dad was, so I avoided it for a while. "

" I've always been somebody who, when I started a picture, never knew what the next picture would be. "

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" Actresses have more fear of being disliked. I, on the other hand, revel in it. "

" Liberace was a lovely guy. "

" I don't smile a lot in my pictures. I'm always so... grim. "

" For a long time, I can't say I was one who really enjoyed acting. I was always censoring it, or editing it, or analyzing it, rather than just going with it. "

" Most of the stories I read are about my Hollywood pedigree. "

" I don't ever do those kind of epic, huge, green-screen movies. "

" Capitalism is part of our system, but it's not for the faint of heart. "

" For an actor, it's great fun to play one of these hungry white sharks. Audiences love to hate them. "

" Kids know. They know everything. I would err on the side of pretty much sharing everything. "

" Liberace was one of the biggest stars in America. He was a kind of a phenomenon. "

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" Serious is when they tell you, 'You've got cancer.' Cancer is serious, but then the rest of it is not. "

" When I go on a holiday to a tropical place, I'll spray tan before I go. "

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" I tell my kids they are going to live to over 100. "

" I come from a tough stock. "

" I've always liked Tina Turner. "

" I never really look at my movies. "

" The studios basically, besides developing some material, their strength is distribution. Distribution in any other business is a cost that you incur. You know, in a trucking business, you eat it. In a film business, distribution is a profit center. "

" I'm impressed with the people from Chicago. Hollywood is hype, New York is talk, Chicago is work. "

" I'm an optimistic guy. "

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" Chemotherapy takes its toll; the more you keep doing it, you lose your energy, and it gets more difficult to swallow. "

" I'm a risk-taker. Most of my career has not been a joyful experience, but it has been challenging. I like the dangers. "

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" I had a great stepfather. "

" All the pictures I do are contemporary. I've sort of discovered I haven't really been into science fiction or period pictures. And so, in that vein, psychological thrillers play a big part. "

" I enjoy provocative things that are questionable. "