"Why movies are so powerful is because you are right in there and you stay in there until they want you to come out, and then you've really gone somewhere."

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"Why movies are so powerful is because you are right in there and you stay in there until they want you to come out, and then you've really gone somewhere."

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"There are so many moments and works that influence us in what we do. Movies, music, TV and, most importantly, the profound everydayness of our lives."

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"Right now, I'd like to just continue on a series where I am doing good work with a balance of comedy and drama. That and do occasional features and movies."

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"We grew up as kids watching those movies and we were exposed to themes of civil rights, unfairness, bigotry and fathers struggling against the kind of mob of the town, so you remember how you felt as a kid being taken seriously, that you are part of the human drama."

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"I'm also doing constant book readings, movies. You name it, I'm doing it."

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"If movies are causing moral decay, then crime ought to be going up, but crime is going down."

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"At the time I came along, Hollywood's idea of teen movies meant there had to be a lot of nudity, usually involving boys in pursuit of sex, and pretty gross overall. Either that or a horror movie. And the last thing Hollywood wanted in their teen movies was teenagers!"

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"That would be getting up at 5 am... I don't understand why film's shoot such brutal hours. I think it'd be worth it to not be so strictly cost-effective and have an 8 hour day. The film's would benefit in the end."

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"I didn't get into this so I could talk about my work, my movies. You become an actor to act."

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"I make movies just as painters paint: I work where I can."

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"I think the people who are making Christmas-themed movies today feel that people are more cynical about Christmas. There's more of an edge."

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"We grew up as kids watching those movies and we were exposed to themes of civil rights, unfairness, bigotry and fathers struggling against the kind of mob of the town, so you remember how you felt as a kid being taken seriously, that you are part of the human drama."

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"Why movies are so powerful is because you are right in there and you stay in there until they want you to come out, and then you've really gone somewhere."

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"There's nothing as exciting as a comeback - seeing someone with dreams, watching them fail, and then getting a second chance."

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"I'm pretty ruthless about that; I think when you sign over your story, you sign over your story."

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"I found it an interesting portrait of a marriage in exploring notions of how one partner supports the other, whilst not jeopardizing the greater good - which is the family."

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