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Quotes by Actor

"Our dreams are firsthand creations, rather than residues of waking life. We have the capacity for infinite creativity; at least while dreaming, we partake of the power of the Spirit, the infinite Godhead that creates the cosmos."

"I take a lot of pride in being myself. I'm comfortable with who I am."

"I gravitated to acting out of a mixture of instinct, naivete and opportunity."

"Mel is nuts. He puts on a suit and a tie and acts like a normal person so people think he's okay. He's definitely out in left field. He's got the ambition of a boy."


"Most screenplays depend primarily on the vision of a director."

"Things are not quite what they seem always. Don't start me on class, otherwise you'll get a four-hour lecture."

"I'm thankful to get the opportunity to direct. I hope I don't mess it up."

"My favorite favorites are people like Bunuel, Fellini and Charlie Chaplin."

"My focus never wavered; I never accepted the film was not going to be finished."

"John and I had a few meetings about what direction the sequel should take. I made some real insane suggestions. True to what you'd expect, he ignored them all and just picked up Halloween II where the original left off."

"The duty of responsibility placed on any MP is one of the greatest honours that can be bestowed and I for one don't believe the Conservative Party would abuse that trust by selecting someone who did not have the goods to do the job, just for the sake of media coverage."

"I'm interested in doing movies I wouldn't normally be interested in doing."


"I have personal beliefs and they are sometimes reflected in the movies I make, but I also reflect other points of view."


"Lord Chamberlain's readers or controllers, which were a handful of people working directly to him, were a very assorted group of people and some of them tried very hard to be as liberal as they could."

"When we shoot 24, there are so many things I have to worry about, from the script to technical things to my performance, that I don't have a second to be bored or take anything for granted."


"I don't have many people showing up at my door. Very few people come out. When they do, I get a little suspicious. I live way up on a hill, way, way back in the country."

"I was experiencing all the success the entertainment industry has to offer, but I knew there had to be something more. It was sort of through that God prepared me to hear about His great plan."

"Always get married in the morning. That way if it doesn't work out, you haven't wasted the whole day."

"He was so excited. He cut out pictures of these landscapes and neighborhoods and kind of really tried to give you a feel of the movie. It was kind of cute but at the same time it really showed his enthusiasm for it."


"Saddam has committed many crimes against humanity and against his own people."


"I also care that the public are getting their 12 dollars worth when they go to a movie, and that they're not coming out not wanting to ever see a movie with me in it again. I don't care what people think of me as a person, but I do care what people think of my work, and whether I'm investing enough into it."

"I think one of the coolest things about the job is the level of trust we have for each other. The actors fully trust that the writers will write amazing episodes, and the writers trust that the actors will follow their instincts with the characters."

"I use that as my responsibility on the show, to be the pragmatist."

"Yeah, I think that's sort of the American way. And it's also the Polish way, it turns out."

"What I appreciated was the fact that the script delved into how Australians were - and still are - condescended to by the English."

"I think children learn from example. I don't believe in raising them in an authoritative atmosphere."
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