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Quotes by Actor
"At a certain age it just became apparent to me that this was probably the work that I would have to do."
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"I identify with the Clint Eastwoods and Harrison Fords. Those are my heroes."
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"I publish my own music. I'm creating my own songbook. It works that way for me; I'm very independent."
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"There are too many fawning entertainment shows out there and not one of them is making fun of it all."
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"I've got no plans to be a ballet dancer at the moment."
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"Oh, absolutely, it felt more serious than your typical job. One of the things that got us through how difficult the shooting actually was was that we are telling a real story."
Job,
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"Before acting, I wanted to become a journalist. I also toyed with the idea of being a chef - but that's only when people asked me what I wanted to be. In fact, I always used to say I wanted to be an actor, but I didn't ever believe that I was good enough to be come one."
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"You know, you have to put bread on the table. So you thank God you got the job."
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"I was born with a serious spiritual consciousness and for many years studied different paths."
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"Detroit was kind of a random thing where it was like a chance to be in a rock 'n' roll movie."
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"If we're talking about masculinity and tenderness, I don't look at Clinton."
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"It started with the Godfather, this operatic violence. I don't know."
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"I don't know who I touch and who I don't. I work hard trying to make people laugh. I try to do the kind of stuff that made me laugh growing up. I don't have any secrets. I don't know the reasons I've been so well received."
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"Life certainly points it out to you - 'you can go this way or the other way.' You have to decide and it's a very strong decision because, would you sleep well knowing that you're living in the best place, but you're letting the place where you should live alone?"
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"I play piano and guitar and I do write my own stuff so to a certain extent I know what I want to do in regards to music. But I'm still finding out what kind of music is my favourite kind to listen to, never mind do myself so I've got a lot of time to find out myself and develop myself as an artist."
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"I wish there was something that - I get all those wonderful letters and wonderful acknowledgments, and I wish I could be more appreciative of what I do. But it's hard for me."
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"Now I'm seen by more people in one episode than I was in 20 years of theatre and movies. It's gratifying to have an impact on 25 million people a night, but I can say goodbye to my lunch-pail life as a working actor. I'm scared I might be a celebrity."
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"I tend to turn down roles that are too much like me, what I think is most like me anyhow, because I'm me all the time and I'm sick of it."
Time,
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"It was truly a lesson in don't take something at face value. You know, so many of us do in life. Whether it's because of how somebody looks or because of what they're wearing or what have you, you kind of assess a person in the first five minutes before they even speak."
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"I have more artistic control in a smaller show. But it doesn't really matter. Sometimes you can have the smallest role in the smallest production and still make a big impact."
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"I started to shortcircuit because I had high aspirations for the film. I never told anybody that."
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"I'm going to keep making films I believe in. Whether I am successful or not is besides the point."
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"I believe in energy like dark energies. I believe that when a family moves into a house where six murders took place, there's going to be some bad juju in that house. But then again what the hell is wrong with you to be moving in that house to begin with?"
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"Good, bad mediocre or whatever it is, if a director wants me in his movie, I take it as a compliment."
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"Knowing that we were doing good work and the stories were good. They were original and charming. They weren't particularly violent or sexy or any of that. They were just unique and that had a good feel to it."
Work,
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"Everybody acts like they're in a movie in most movies. That's why they stink."
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