I got a call on a Sunday. 'Do you want to do 'The Godfather?' I thought they were kidding me, right? I said, 'Yes, of course, I love that book' - which I had never read.

You should get as close to the power when you're pitching something. I got my two biggest breaks with the man who owned CBS and the guy that owned Paramount, because I was dealing with the guy who would say yes or no.

'Atlas Shrugged,' let's face it, was probably the most important novel of the 20th century that was never a film.

All I wanted was for my mom to say, 'I love you, and I'm here for you.' I never got that.

Of course I read Braille, yes.

My wife said to me: 'If you won the lottery, would you still love me?' I said: 'Of course I would. I'd miss you, but I'd still love you.'