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Quotes by Actor

"Poe was a student of many things, and among those things he read and referred to in his work was the Bible."


"We need to start looking at having a way of managing the whole ecosystem, because you can't pick away at it piece by piece, you have to truly start being coordinated and managing our resources as a system. We haven't gotten to that point yet."


"As an actor, I am meant to dabble with different themes and genres."

"Making a film, setting it up and getting it cast and getting it together, is not an easy thing."
Film,

"It's hard to see a film that's been made from a book that you really loved because it's such a different experience."


"I was driven to give the best possible performance I could based on the material that was given to me and that material was documentary footage of the President speaking to people."

"At a certain point he was very popular, from THE RAVEN. He was never fully appreciated, never made the money, and you know he was looked upon with admiration by some people, but also as an oddball. But that was his point."

"I like parties, but I'm shy, and I often find myself standing around, feeling awkward."

"I've done movies with a sword before. But I haven't really been given the full responsibility of something like a Ridley Scott film."

"I was influenced when I was younger by the cartoon movies that Disney put out, like Cinderella and what not. I watched those movies over and over when I was younger and the music is ingrained into my head. Nowadays, I'm still humming the tunes. It taught me the fundamentals."

"I've had really great experiences working with first-time directors. They come at filmmaking with fresh ideas. I've been very lucky that way."


"Management don't really have any problem at all with firing people. It's a powerful idea that, If I'm not happy, I'll quit. I'll try something else!"

"It's not an if - we're going to have to change. Oil is simply going to be gone."

"I have a big family and had to move them all from the coast of Oregon to New York three times for the workshops and for the actual production itself, which had about a four month development rehearsal schedule."

"My m.o. as far as choosing projects is I really try not to work. I try to not do the scripts that are offered me. I'm in this wonderful position to be able to do that. The reason I do that is because I know what it takes once I engage, what that means for me personally and for my wife."

"When we got married, nobody gave it more than two weeks. There were bets all over the country, with astronomical odds against us."

"You know, sometimes I get moments of inspiration when I'm writing something and then the task seems so daunting that it just kind of scares me away."


"Everyone kept telling me, Just be yourself. Be yourself. I kept thinking, there's got to be more to it than that!"


"This was a really big opportunity. This script was even mediocre. The idea was great, but Jay came on with his guys made it great and very specific. It all came together well."

"People can be a hoot on the set, but if they're not good to work with, that tires very quickly."

"I've been lucky. The critics never went out of their way to single me out for doing bad work."
Work,

"The writers keep managing to turn the show in on itself, coming up with something that's well thought-out and miraculous."

"I'm not really into gothic music, it's not really my type of scene but each to their own. I listen to pretty much anything."

"You can't not have feelings about country clubs, whichever side you're on."


"Altman was told they wouldn't do the film with me. He could easily have abandoned me, but he stood by me and really bailed me out."
Film,

"I'm always looking, as an actor, for activities. I think it's far more interesting to watch what people do than what they say. You always want to watch behavior, because the dialogue as written by our illustrious leaders is great. Eminently playable."
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