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Guillermo del Toro

"I think there are movies that are so gigantic that you need a second unit."

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"I think there are movies that are so gigantic that you need a second unit."

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Amber Hurdle

"So, one way or another, I found myself in a few movies. I take it seriously when I'm on the set, but I don't take myself seriously as an actor."

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Amber Hurdle

"I suppose we all loved those kind of sci-fi movies where terrible things came out of swamps and came to Mars. And there's usually some poor girl. All the guys are trying to desperately handle levers and saying, go to something or other."

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Amber Hurdle

"That's the other thing about working on movies, the commitment is years. That's one thing that's so frustrating about the process is that it goes on and on and on for years."

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"When we were doing 'Freaks and Geeks', I didn't quite understand how movies and TV worked, and I would improvise even if the camera wasn't on me. I thought I was helping the other actors by keeping them on their toes, but nobody appreciated it when I would trip them up. So I was improvising a little bit back then, but not in a productive way."

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Amber Hurdle

"I was always attracted to science fiction movies."

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Amber Hurdle

"My wife says that stage acting is like being on a tightrope with no net, and being in the movies, there is a net - because you stop and go over it again. It's very technical and mechanical. On stage you're on your own."

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Amber Hurdle

"I have a record company starting. It's called Flesh Records and I'm putting together music for porno movies."

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"I did plays and movies and whatever all over the place."

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Amber Hurdle

"I don't watch the movies I make, so I haven't seen 'Footloose' since it came out. You see this young, hungry actor, it's pretty fun. I was the only one they screen tested. It was an attempt by the director and producer to talk the head of the studio into hiring me because they didn't want me."

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Amber Hurdle

"I'll be honest with you. My kids don't watch my movies and never have. I can maybe name a film one hand that they've seen, actually, all the way through."

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"Well, the first thing is that I love monsters, I identify with monsters."
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