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It was an interesting way to come across in my first big role. To work with Robert DeNiro was very exciting.

When I came up, guys like Nicholson and DeNiro were held in highest regard.

When you work with a DeNiro or Hoffman, they love what they do so much that there's never any competitive vibe. It's more about how do we do this thing together.

The great thing about catchers is that they do a lot of different things, and they're basically overlooked.

You don't say hello to Mr. DeNiro? Show the respect, will ya?

I've got to tell you right out of the chute, Ryan Howard, to me, is very interested in my input in his hitting. To me that makes me really feel good. We've chatted over the years about hitting.

A catcher and his body are like the outlaw and his horse. He's got to ride that nag till it drops.

Robert DeNiro, who may be the greatest living actor, usually acts in a way which is very stone-faced, like Steve McQueen.

I don't like the designated hitter. A guy who plays should be able to catch and hit.

It just tickles me still when you see Roger Clemens, as great as he is, throw a split-finger and the hitter just swings and misses. They don't see that ball that well. Jack Morris threw an awful good one and Mike Scott. There's a lot of great pitchers over the years that I think that pitch definitely helped their career.