Dennis Quaid

Families need a spiritual bond with one another and with God. God is the only way you're going to make it in life, the glue that holds everything together.

I used to eat a lot of fish, but I've been shying away from it because of the mercury thing. I eat more beef and chicken now.

I've always considered myself a character actor. That's the way I was trained, really.

I would've done anything to work with Satyajit Ray.

Shaft was a pop culture figure along t he lines of, I guess, Dirty Harry - except that he wasn't as much of a racist. So yeah, I was always a fan.

The blessing that this film business has given me is that when I walk into a school I automatically have everyone's attention. They want to hear what the guy from 'Con Air' and 'Desperado' has to say.