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A lot of films come out before they're finished.
I like to act with people that know what they're doing.
Hippy, you think everything is a conspiracy. Everything is!
I feel like my place in this industry is still progressing.
I am not one of these guys who works job after job after job.
We accept the reality of the world with which we are presented.
You can't betray yourself too often, or you become somebody else.
For The Truman Show, I worked for a few weeks, do my gig, then I was done.
Seeing what happens when you rip yourself open is what your job is all about
Seeing what happens when you rip yourself open is what your job is all about.
I feel fine about getting older because I'm in good shape. I'm 64 and I feel good.
I made career decisions that came from the part of me who wanted to shun the limelight.
When I decided to direct, never having done that before, is something I'm very proud of
When I decided to direct, never having done that before, is something I'm very proud of.
I have a tight family group that's really important to me. I don't want to work all the time.
I hope to direct a few more films before I leave the planet, so I hope I can find the material.
I chose films made by people I wanted to work with, about subject matter I thought was intriguing.
I listen to National Public Radio, which, to me at least, presents the most rounded view of things.
One of the first things I learned about acting was, the only person you compete against is yourself.
I was concerned about filling my life up with something important to me. To me, it was just necessary
I was concerned about filling my life up with something important to me. To me, it was just necessary.
I feel pretty comfortable with who I am. After a while, if you're not, it's like, what are you hoping for?
I actually have a decent singing voice, and I've never been able to sing onscreen. I'd love to do a musical.
In the past 10 years, I've looked at life as this Pollock stuff. And now I'm almost in the post Pollock phase.
You have to be willing to expose yourself, at least to yourself, to get to some kind of truth about a character.
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 haven't directed a film since 'Appaloosa,' and I've been looking for something because I love the directing thing.
If I'm daring at all, I guess it would be emotionally. I try to keep things interesting for myself and to do things that challenge me.
I think most people that are looked upon as doing something daring don't necessarily think of it that way-they do what they have to do.
You can mostly forget ethnic or religious differences. The competition for a bigger share of the oil proceeds is behind much of the fighting
You can mostly forget ethnic or religious differences. The competition for a bigger share of the oil proceeds is behind much of the fighting.
You look at a guy like Lance Armstrong, and you have to be inspired. I sat next to Kirk Douglas the other day, and he's inspiring for fighting through his stroke
You look at a guy like Lance Armstrong, and you have to be inspired. I sat next to Kirk Douglas the other day, and he's inspiring for fighting through his stroke.
I've always wanted to work with Paul Newman. I had a couple opportunities in the past, and I didn't take advantage of it, so it was really fun to be working with him
I've always wanted to work with Paul Newman. I had a couple opportunities in the past, and I didn't take advantage of it, so it was really fun to be working with him.
There's always a reaction based on fear. People assume if you're criticizing a decision to go to war, then you're saying something against the soldiers-which is not the case
There's always a reaction based on fear. People assume if you're criticizing a decision to go to war, then you're saying something against the soldiers-which is not the case.
I'm not an activist per se, but I have strong feelings about things. People can jump on celebrities for being ill-informed or naive, but I've got a right to say what I believe
I had some really dear friends who died from AIDS-one in particular. His family wasn't around and he didn't have many friends. I spent a lot of time with him in his later days.
I'm not an activist per se, but I have strong feelings about things. People can jump on celebrities for being ill-informed or naive, but I've got a right to say what I believe.
If I started worrying about how my constituents are going to react to every move I make, I wouldn't be able to do my job here. I'll do what I think is right and explain it later.
You get three hours' sleep and then you start all over again. Relentless. Pre-production was almost harder than filming. I was all over the city every day. It was really exhausting.
I have some property. We have a few acres, so I like working on it, whether it's cutting stuff down, cleaning stuff up, building steps, or working with concrete, you know, brickwork.
I love this country very much, and I'm proud to live here, but I think our current administration is extreme. These are not merely conservative people, these are extreme right-wing people.
When Bush first got elected, the very first time there was talk of going to war with Iraq, the mainstream media gave his position total credibility. I didn't get it then, and I don't get it now
When Bush first got elected, the very first time there was talk of going to war with Iraq, the mainstream media gave his position total credibility. I didn't get it then, and I don't get it now.
I think most families have a few secrets or some strange aspect to their history. We're all fascinated by family dynamics, but I'd much rather sit in an audience and watch someone else's problems!
I can make a damn pork chop. My best dish is actually lasagna, which I do a couple times a year. My wife wishes I cooked a little bit more often, but I can put a frozen pizza in the oven and I make a good salad.
Pollock said several times that he couldn't separate himself from his art. Not knowing much about modern art when I began to read about him, I was much more his persona - his struggles as a human being - that was interesting to me.
If I've been an architect of my own career in any fashion, one thing that I've attempted to do is not get typecast, in order to be able to play all different kind of characters. I think I've done a pretty good job of that over the years.