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"On Being John Malkovich and the cinema of the absurd, I do enjoy it. I wish there were more like it. The very fact that there can't be more like it is one of the reasons it's admirable."
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"It feels kinda weird being back in a high school cause I haven't been in a high school for about a year. So um, it's kinda interesting coming back, and y'know seeing the lockers, with all the signs, the handmade signs, so being in high school again is a little bit strange but in a good way."

"Being a mum has made me a lot more responsible, it's not just me anymore. But it's also brought me the most joy ever!"

"I remember being shocked when I came out from under the focusing cloth after a minute or two being submerged within that, at the startling green color of those ferns."

"I'm such a video game fan that being able to do voices in video games is just fantastic."

"Those are my favorite kind of parts to do, just being a goofball and seeing how far you can go with something until you're just way out of line."

"I feel it's important to show that one thing that you do doesn't define you as a human being. It doesn't mean there aren't ramifications or you shouldn't pay for that but its not who you are."

"Being entirely honest with oneself is a good exercise."

"Being spokesman for a generation is the worst job I ever had."
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"I'm one of those people who is actually inspired by a deadline. I might not sleep for many days on end, it may not be good for my health, but it definitely helps."

"I don't personally see my work as being dark. What interests me is a balance between light and dark."

"I almost never try to make the audience comfortable. I wouldn't want that if I were in the audience."

"Any film which views the darker side of life, which is death with a sense of humor, is very much to my taste."

"If someone suddenly lost their director the day before shooting and wanted me to step in, I'd be willing to. But I'd do brain surgery the same way. I'm always up for something new."

"Los Angeles is an industry town, and it has great facilities and personnel. The disadvantage is that everyone there seems to talk about the same subject matter."
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