"I want to make movies that I want to see, and what I miss and I'm not seeing."

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"I want to make movies that I want to see, and what I miss and I'm not seeing."

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"I can't stand to see myself act. It just makes me cringe."

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"Earlier on in my career I felt that I had to hide behind a lot of different masks, and showboat ways of performing. Now, that's a lie. The less I have to hide, the less I have to act."

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"I'm interested in people that don't always do the right thing, its much more akin to what I know about life."

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"I'm of the mind that life is a risk, every time you leave your house it's a risk, and I see no reason to go through life with my hands tied behind my back for any reason. I'd be foolish to let something stop me from doing what I love to do."

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