One of the most important reasons for living is to do something - live outside of yourself and put together an idea, an idea that you want to explore and then complete... Awaken your creative sensitivities!

I`m not Russian, I`m Ukrainian.

I used to be six foot four. Now that I`m old, I slouch. So, I`m six foot three. (1994)

Studio press agents make up anything they want to, and reporters go along with it. One flack created the legend that I had been blown up in an air crash during the war, and my face had to be put back together by way of plastic surgery. If it is a `bionic face,` why didn`t they do a better job of it?

I go to see maybe seven films a year at the most, and since I only go to see the best, it follows that I very rarely see my own.

There are some moments you never get over. That was one of them. JP, referring to the crash and burning of his WWII bomber plane that resulted in major facial reconstruction and severe head injuries.

I`m amazed people read this crap about us - about me most of all.

Most of the stuff I do is garbage.

The only two things you can truly depend upon are gravity and greed.

One of the most important reasons for living is to do something - live outside of yourself and put together an idea, an idea that you want to explore and then complete... Awaken your creative sensitivities!