"Being an actor, you are recognized for being somebody else, whereas these books are distilled from me."

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"Being an actor, you are recognized for being somebody else, whereas these books are distilled from me."

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"I like doing them and they're ridiculous and the actors can improvise a lot, and they don't have to be really realistic characters that hit a very specific tone as in a feature film. They're really fun, I want to make more of them definitely."

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"The first thing you should do with an actor is not sign a contract with him. Take him to dinner. And take him for a walk afterwards."

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"I've always seen it as the role of an artist to drag his inside out, give the audience all you've got. Writers, actors, singers, all good artists do the same. It isn't supposed to be easy."

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"Today some actors get a little full of themselves about what they're doing."

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"We want the best actor, and that's why Matt Damon worked so well in this role, because he's a great actor."

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"The only thing we don't do together is get in front of an actor and show any indecision at all about what we think. We don't always agree, so we meet privately, then one or the other will approach the actor."

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"In discussing the process with the actors, I made it clear to them that they could improvise but that the sum total of their improvisation needed to impart certain plot points, and schematic material."

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"I was an actor... or, at least, I was trying to be an actor."

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"It makes me feel good that I can now sit there and go, I've worked with Jack Nicholson, Al Pacino, all the great actors that I've worked with... Sir Ben Kingsley."

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"I can play rhythm guitar. I know how to hold a guitar and strum it."

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"Hollywood is the backdrop of my family, and I know that the movie business is incredibly cruel as you get older."

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"I've been in showbusiness all my life, but as an actress I have never been overly driven."

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"I love performing and pretending - it's very easy for me."

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"So, am I friendly with my daughter and her friends? Yes. Am I their friend? No. Does she shut the door? Yes, and I very much support the shut door."

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"Now all of a sudden I'm so less interested in pretending to be a lot of other people, and much more interested in being me."

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"Kids are going to try drugs and alcohol; that's part of society."

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"If I'm honest I don't think the world would miss me if I never acted again."

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"I work with The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University. I sit proudly as one of only two recovering addicts on their board."

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