[Roberts, who starred opposite Washington in] The Pelican Brief, ... the best actor of this generation, hands down.

Dakota Fanning is a child, but she is a wonderful actor. I don't know what a child actor is. She's an actor who's a child.

Black or white good parts are hard to come by. A good actor with a good opportunity has a shot; without the opportunity it doesn't matter how good you are.

I've worked in a factory. I was a garbage man. I worked in a post office. It's not that long ago. I like to think that I'm just a regular guy.

I say luck is when an opportunity comes along, and you're prepared for it.

Meryl and Katharine Hepburn are probably the two greatest actresses of this and the last century.