Donald Sutherland

I was at my dermatologist, and she asked me what I was doing next. I told her I was about to do something called 'The Hunger Games.' She gasped and started calling everyone into the room, and they all came running. ”

I had a kind of meandering little career, and then I was given a chance to play one of the bottom six in The Dirty Dozen. ”

Vietnam was a lie but at least there was a political agenda. It was the domino theory. Iraq is about nothing but George Bush's ego laced with imperialist ambitions. And it was helped by your government. ”

But even with no money you could still go to places like the Scotch Club and, you know, John Lennon might be sitting right over there, but I was certainly not a part of any of that circle. I was truly peripheral. ”

I have been able to play a lot of guys and they have kept me working. ”

But no, I love acting, it's a wonderful job. ”

I love grabbing my wife and going to a distant location to film. ”

I don't want to give up living, because I enjoy it so much, and I love working - I don't expect I'll ever have to stop. But Alzheimer's or something like that would render me pretty useless. ”

At my age, you sort of fart your way into a role. ”

I just - I love my job. I love doing it. It's a passionate endeavor. And sometimes you can get close to something that you believe is the truth. The truth of something. Not all the time, but sometimes. ”