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"There is so much to do on a film set. It is an extraordinarily invigorating and wonderful place to be, when things are running well."
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"When I'm shooting a film, I don't look at playback. I don't go and do a scene and then hurry up and watch what I just did. I never look at it so I haven't seen any of it."
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"I did a film about the Zodiac Killer. It turned out well."

"Directing a film was something I was yearning to do. I always wanted to see if I had the capacity to be a good storyteller."

"I'm so critical of myself. I'm actually really, really proud of the film. It's really cool to see a movie at Sundance because everybody is so supportive."
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"Film gives us a second chance at a first impression."

"You are probably right when you say that I could get a role in any producer's film if I just asked."

"I saw part of The Singing Detective on TV in New York. I said, Something is going on here."
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"One of the greatest things drama can do, at it's best, is to redefine the words we use every day such as love, home, family, loyalty and envy. Tragedy need not be a downer."

"The trick is to try and justify every word on the page and make sure my character is the man who would say that."

"I honestly have no strategy whatsoever. I'm waiting for that script to pop through the letterbox and completely surprise me."

"I just loved playing a man who was unafraid of making an idiot of himself in the process of falling in love. I found that admirable."

"When you drop your guard in films, the acting process compensates. You get lazy and you start acting."

"There was one titanic guiding light on the film set, and I was in the presence of a true Mahatma, in the deepest and most profound sense of the word."

"I'm convinced that had I not changed my name, I don't think I would have had quite the same career curve that I eventually had."

"I've never had to turn my hand to anything for monetary gain, other than pretending to be somebody else. I'm deeply fortunate."
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