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"I think anybody over 30 plays parents because it happens in your thirties and so that's kind of a natural progression. But I'm definitely drawn to it. It's probably the most intense, passionate thing that happens to you as you get older."
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"My parents didn't really know one another."
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"I was also interested in chemistry, but my parents were not willing to buy me a chemistry set."
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"Since the child knew his parents would give in, he tried the same trick again and again."
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"When I was a kid my parents moved a lot, but I always found them."
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"My biggest musical influences are probably my parents."
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"I could tell that my parents hated me. My bath toys were a toaster and a radio."
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"Our parents decided not to teach us Chinese. It was an era when they felt we would be better off if we didn't have that complication."
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"When a child is bruised physically or emotionally, parents often reward him with a treat."
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"My parents were absolutely delighted that I knew what I wanted to do."
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"I don't think any child could really be happy between five and eight away from their parents."
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"I spent a lot of time not in school, so I didn't have deep relationships with kids my own age."
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"The best reason to make a film is that you feel passionately about it."
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"So, yes, there's nothing I love more than listening to directors talk about their movies."
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"I don't know if I see myself as really an action hero, but I like doing physical movies and I like doing movies where the writing is very lean."
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"I love European movies and I kind of grew up on European films."
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"I think an artist's responsibility is more complex than people realize."
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"The movies I made when I was 14 or 15, I have a hard time looking at those. Those were the awkward years. I don't know if anybody can look at something they did when they were 14 and not wince."
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"My kids are young and my life with them is really stimulating and really full and significant."
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"Cruelty might be very human, and it might be cultural, but it's not acceptable."
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"I'm kind of a chatterbox and I talk really fast."
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