Frankly I've never really subscribed to these adjectives tagging me as an 'icon', 'superstar', etc. I've always thought of myself as an actor doing his job to the best of his ability.
“The film kept me from working as a secretary. It was a real stroke of luck. A miracle.”
“Through writing, through that process, they realize that they become more intelligent, and more honest and more imaginative than they can be in any other part of their life.”