When I was 15, 16, I studied with Stella Adler at the Conservatory of Acting, then I stopped again and went to the Actors Studio when I was 18.

Leonardo DiCaprio is a very serious young actor.

In acting, I always try to go back to what would actually be the real situation, the real human behavior in life.

I mean, the actors that I admired were Marlon Brando, Montgomery Clift, an actress named Barbara Harris. And Greta Garbo. They were great actors.

I think Hollywood has a class system. The actors are like the inmates, but the truth is they're running the asylum.

Good directors can bring certain things out of you, with their intensity or gentleness or sensitivity or understanding. They can make an actor feel he can do no wrong.