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The bar raises as you go.
Nothing else counts except what you want.
I think acting is getting better and better.
That red carpet has to be felt to be believed.
I love metaphor the way some people love junk food.
I'll tell you this about the Oscars - they're real.
I love directors who talk action as opposed to emotion.
Nobody became an actor because he had a good childhood.
We all want to be 20 again and have that first sense of love.
I'm sure I have a process, but it mostly takes place in my dreams.
It started with the Godfather, this operatic violence. I don't know.
Directors work 10 times harder than anyone else. Get paid a quarter.
I've always felt that, no matter where you go, people are just people.
When I watch a film I get swept away. I don't really watch the camera.
The only people who do plays in LA are people who can't get jobs in TV shows.
Shameless is a rough show, and it’s not for everyone, but it’s also beautiful.
One of the things I did early on in film was over-enunciate and talk too loud.
We, in America, are so screwed up when it comes to sex. That's all we can see.
Anyway, I try to be a good guy. I try to tell the truth, but I'm not religious.
It’s a shame...you just don’t see young people doing anything outside these days.
When a director makes a mistake, people suffer. People suffer horribly sometimes.
You have to do whatever you can to limit the things that could make you feel insecure.
Ninety percent of the preparation we do as actors is just jive. It doesn't do anything.
I have a tendency to say yes to a script or no to a script. Not yes based on a rewrite.
It's hard to be depressed around a ukulele. You just pick it up and you're halfway home.
A favorite cast? Lisa Kudrow, Anthony Hopkins, Gene Hackman, Morgan Freeman, and my wife.
I have a tendency to say 'yes' to a script or no to a script. Not 'yes' based on a rewrite.
Our glorification of violence is ripping society apart. I don't want my children exposed to it.
Everyone hooks up with George Clooney. He's a genuinely cool guy. He's using his powers for good.
One's complete sentences are attempts, as often as not, to complete an incomplete self with words.
I introduced myself to Scorsese and I said, "If you need someone to do craft services, I'm there."
Somebody's gotta stand up and say pubic hair is good, murder is bad. Sex is good, violence is bad.
We must admit that it is quite common that people do have affairs with their leading ladies and men.
At the end of the day, what actors really want to do is act a lot and not wait around in the trailer.
I loved Batman, don't get me wrong, but that kind of mindless violence is not good for young children.
So many actors spend so much energy trying to remember the lines. It's so foolish. Guys are the worst.
A good actor's director, first of all, is prepared, so there's not an exorbitant amount of wasted footage.
I'm not against watching myself, but I miss a lot of it. I've got two little kids who we don't let watch TV.
I feel very secure about the role of the actor in the future. They need us, because stories are about people.
Stephen King writes a lot of things that are really charming and quirky, and that are more ironic than horror.
I'm really proud of the writing on Door to Door, and I think that's the Emmy that meant the most - the writing.
You should know the lines, be prepared, get sleep, and have the script analyzed so you're ready to rock and roll.
Just learn the whole script before you start shooting. That makes shooting a joy. Even if they rewrite, it's easy.
The Spirit Awards are great too, they'll say anything because they're not televised. Another great drinking night.
To a certain extent. I'm a fan of rehearsal on the day [of the shoot], more than getting together a week beforehand.
Here are the good things about independent films: They do the more interesting, chancy scripts. They're run by love.
I think I've been in situations where they looked at me and just see some rich white guy - they don't see me at all.
I feel like a lot of the young actors that are just coming up are really good. I think directors are directing better.
I'm a firm believer that character is highly overrated. Character is a trick that we do with the audience's collusion.
Yeah, I made it. It sneaks up on you. You're some schmuck and you wake up one day and you go, Good God, I'm the cheese.