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I literally was saved by a role, from becoming a cab driver. I never did have to wait tables, though, so looking back I guess I had it pretty soft.

I think the bait for doing something really is always the part.

I've been able to do things that allow me to hold my head up and still be popular.

If I have to be typecast, I'd like it to be as Abraham Lincoln.

If you're going to be born ugly and be an actor - the least they can do is let you play Lincoln.

Obviously the first roles that you're proud of are the ones that everybody else liked too.

Shakespeare is the one who gets re-interpreted most frequently.

The bad guys don't always get punished and the good guys are not necessarily pure.

Sam Waterston