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"The great thing about movies is that they're collaborative. And the worst thing is that they're collaborative."
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"Well, I think one of the main things that you have to think about when acting in the movies is to try not to make the acting show."
"I'd rather direct than produce. Any day. And twice on Sunday."
"You know how many movies it took Tom Cruise before he was making 5, 6 million dollars? It probably took a billion dollars in box office."
"I've been watching so many movies and they all have to do with the DVDs. It's just so much more convenient."
"I mean, I kind of remember... I'm 36 now, so it's kind of hard for me to relate to what it was like when I was 25, or 24, but I do remember a period in time when that's how I defined who I was, by the music I listened to and the movies I went to."
"More personal films, you could make them, but your budgets would be cut down."
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"The great thing about movies is that they're collaborative. And the worst thing is that they're collaborative."
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"Well, I look at it like this: When you go to a restaurant, the less you know about what happens in the kitchen, the more you enjoy your meal. If the soup tastes good, everything's cool, and you don't necessarily want to know what's in it. The same thing holds true with movies."
"I like to do theater and hopefully be effective. Most actors, at least contemporary actors of my generation, can't do it. They don't have the chops."
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