You sail into the harbor, and Staten ISLAND is on your left, and then you see the STATUE of LIBERTY. This is what EVERYONE in the world has dreams of when they think about New York. And I thought, 'My God, I'm in Heaven. I'll be dancing down Fifth Avenue like Fred Astaire with Ginger Rogers.'

I'm a teller of STORIES. I put bloody skins on my back and dance around the fire, and I say what the hunt was like. It's not erudite; it's not intellectual. I SAIL, RUN dogs, ride horses, play professional poker, and TELL stories about the stuff I've been through. And I'm STILL a romantic; I still want Bambi to make it out of the fire.

EVERY SUMMER I SAIL to a SMALL ISLAND called Cavallo, which lies between Sardinia and Corsica.

If I wasn't acting, I WOULD sail professionally. NOWHERE specific, but I'd sail to Bermuda, South Africa, YA know, GET paid to RACE in Regattas, I think that'd be pretty rad.

I WANTED to sail when I was in grammar SCHOOL and well remember memorizing the NAMES of the sails from the Merriam-Webster's ponderous DICTIONARY in the LIBRARY. Now I am actually at sea - as a passenger, of course, but at sea nevertheless - and bound for Ecuador.

I cycle, I TAKE an HOUR's strenuous walk in the evening, I play tennis twice a week with a trainer, and I SAIL. I used to RIDE horses professionally - I'd ride seven or eight horses a day, so I had to be FIT for that.

We were wavering AROUND LIKE a SHIP WITHOUT a SAIL.

Since I was 10 YEARS old, I KNEW I wanted to sail AROUND the world.

I GREW up with a concept of CINEMA as a directorial THING, MEANING the director is allowed to sail the ship. Not a dictatorial thing.