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"Being an actor means being an instrument for someone else. I want to give myself completely."
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"Nuclear apocalypse - who do you need? Actors are probably not top of the list. What can I do for you? I can pretend to be somebody who can grow you some nice crops."
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"I think I am a much better actor than I have allowed myself to be."
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"It's very difficult for me to speak about being an actor."
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"My college training was primarily in theatre, with an eye to becoming a director, actor, or producer."
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"I wanted to be a doctor when I was young. I also wanted to be a paramedic, but I always wanted to be an actor as well. I didn't have kids or something that I needed to provide for."
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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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"I suddenly realized that comedy, for me, was just being honest, and playing it for real. I've seen so many wonderful actors who turn into creatures from another planet when they're told they are supposed to be playing comedy."
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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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"We film in front of a live audience, and I was a theater actor before I got into television, so I like that."
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"I think all comics borrow from each other. Only a few have an original voice, and I wasn't one of them. In the end, I couldn't figure out who to steal from, so I stopped doing it."
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"I usually get freaked out if I'm in a situation where a lot of people recognise me at once."
People
"My greatest hope was to get discovered as a comedian and get on a sitcom."
Hope
"Trees Lounge is based on my own life. Both my parents like the movie. My father, of course, thinks it's a masterpiece."
Life
"What was frustrating about Armageddon was the time I spent not doing anything. It was a big special effects film, and I wasn't crazy about pretending I was in outer space. It feels ridiculous."
Time
"Bob Altman had this relaxed but serious attitude. Everybody loved him. I wanted him to adopt me."
Attitude
"I talked with Quentin about where the character came from, and he told me Kansas City. I don't know how somebody talks from Kansas City, so I made him from New York."
Character
"I'm terrible at story and structure, but I'm not so bad at writing dialogue."
Writing
"The first movie I had a featured role in was Parting Glances."
First
"I never made a daring rescue, which is the story people want to hear. I did go to my share of fires."
People
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