"I've been around where I knew other actors were going to steal the scene, and I don't compete with them."

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"I've been around where I knew other actors were going to steal the scene, and I don't compete with them."

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"An actor is a guy who, if you ain't talking about him, he ain't listening."

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"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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"What are we blaming? Is this Vietnam? We made a movie, it didn't make much money. I'm gonna be really happy if somebody watches it in 10 years' time and really enjoys it."

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"I like when my face tingles, when the hair on the back of my neck stands up."

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"Money isn't a major motivating force in my life. Nor is my profession. There are other things that I care more about than being an actor."

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"Failure doesn't kill you... it increases your desire to make something happen."

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"If it's going to be wrecked, I want to make sure I wreck it."

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"We stand our best chance of leaving a legacy to those who want to learn, our children, by standing firm. In matters of style, hey, swing with the stream. But in matters of principle, you need to stand like a rock."

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"We still live with this unbelievable threat over our heads of nuclear war. I mean, are we stupid? Do we think that the nuclear threat has gone, that the nuclear destruction of the planet is not imminent? It's a delusion to think it's gone away."

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