"When I saw Virginia Woolf, somewhere between the first and second acts, someone I had known as my mother became somebody else."

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"When I saw Virginia Woolf, somewhere between the first and second acts, someone I had known as my mother became somebody else."

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"When Julia and I broke up and I was really scared to go into a market or anywhere because I thought, 'Oh God, everyone must hate me. And that wasn't the case. People said, 'I'm sorry this happened, man. Are you alright?'"

God

"When we shoot 24, there are so many things I have to worry about, from the script to technical things to my performance, that I don't have a second to be bored or take anything for granted. We produce 24 hours of film a season, which is like making 12 movies."

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"I didn't realize that television has gone through immense changes and has become very progressive."

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"There's a confidence that comes from youth and not knowing better. But there comes a point, as an actor, when you do know better, and that is when the fear starts."

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Love

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People

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