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"When you're a young actor you like to go for characters with a bit of flair, so in many films I ended up playing the weirdos. I can assure you I'm not a psycho or a criminal or a bully."

"The progression of roles you take strings together a portrait of an actor, but it's a completely random process."

"I certainly was an actor and then I drifted more towards writing and directing."

"Being unemployed is not good for an actor. No, it isn't, no matter how unsuccessful you are. Because you always remember getting fired from all the restaurants. You remember that stuff very, very strongly."
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"Well, I've been to Iraq twice now. I was in Baghdad in June and then north of Baghdad in November."

"I was always fascinated with rock 'n' roll, or girls, or something like that when I was a kid."

"Careers, like rockets, don't always take off on time. The trick is to always keep the engine running."

"I've directed enough in the theatre and a couple of films to know that - to feel fairly secure that if I find a story that I really like I can probably get it done somewhat."

"Yeah, I volunteered to support the troops, and get out there and show them that we care about them."

"I've worked with a lot of really fine actors, both on stage and on screen. The level of their game lifts me up and brings the level of my game up to theirs. Always. It's like a constant upgrade."

"You've got to keep taking certain risks, because my priority is in acting, it's not in movie stardom."
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