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You make mistakes and you learn from them.

You make your mistakes to learn how to get to the good stuff.

All my big mistakes are when I try to second-guess or please an audience. My work is always stronger when I get very selfish about it.

You've got to keep your finger on the pulse of what your audience is thinking, and know what they'll accept from you.

But I got an audience that knows what I do. They usually show up, so I usually do pretty good.

I never took an acting class, so I've made all my mistakes on film.

It's all about being professional. You can't be dwelling on mistakes.

When you go to meetings or auditions and you fail to prepare, prepare to fail. It is simple but true.

The good and wonderful thing about my whole career is that I've always felt that the audience, if I do it well, will track wherever I go, whether it's President or a lawyer or bad guy or good. All I have to do is execute the material enough where they buy into it. I've had the great luxury of the audiences accepting that.

Your audience gives you everything you need. They tell you. There is no director who can direct you like an audience.