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Quotes by Actor

"I think we're probably more unified than ever before because we're in a battle for survival. Not only for survival as the Republican Party, but survival of the check and balance system in our government."

"I'd loved to wear jeans and t-shirts, but everybody was in the peace movement back then. And that was my ploy. I had to be careful not to say things like 'I like meat.' Actually I just wanted to drink beer and to screw."

"With Frat House, at times I needed to make music that would reflect what these fraternity brothers might actually listen to, but still keep it within the realm of a score; it still had to lead the viewer through the scene, or just help create the mood."


"You're not really necessarily the coolest guy in their life. You are a conduit to the really cool people."

"I've been doing it all along, ever since I got out of art school."

"When hospitality becomes an art it loses its very soul."

"There's a statue of Jimmy Stewart in the Hollywood Wax Museum, and the statue talks better than he does."

"It's a huge challenge, a huge responsibility. Bond is a huge iconic figure in movie history. These opportunities don't come along very often so I thought, 'Why not?'"

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

"I would love to play the villain, but again, it sort of what happens in this industry."

"If you're older you want to tell stories about the pool of human life and living and to communicate, not only to your age group but to do an age group that can begin to understand, that has enough experience of life far beyond the taste of life."

"I like New York because you're kind of forced to smell everybody else's funk. So it keeps you biologically attached to the world around you."


"I work primarily for the camera-it's not something I really talk about a lot, but it's part of the way I am as a movie actor. The camera is my girl, as it were."


"I did well as an actor in Australia, and then Paramount invited me over... to have a look at me."

"It's not a very secure industry. I've spoken to a couple of people recently who had a successful TV show and then found themselves absolutely skint and struggling to find a job."

"I just always had a love for television and movies."

"No, I was pleased that it is possible for somebody who makes full disclosure as I've done, not only of the contributors, but also how the money is spent."


"Orlando's a part of me. The next guy's a part of me. And the next guy's a part of me. That's all I'm trying to do, is tell cool stories that people can relate to."
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