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I think American audiences like gangster movies. It's part of the culture.
The day after I had my licence to drive, I made Paris/Nice at 230 km/hour.
I was, aged nine, the go-to kid in Minneapolis for a commercial voiceover.
Marriage requires a special talent, like acting. Monogamy requires genius.
I would say that I wasn't so much afraid of marriage as afraid of divorce.
I'm not really in touch with those 'Seinfeld' lads except Jason Alexander.
I feel extremely lucky, extremely grateful, and a little bittersweet, too.
I don't know if I was a funny kid. I would say I was a loud and weird kid.
I've not really been let down by anyone I've admired and then worked with.
Lettin' the cat outta the bag is a whole lot easier 'n puttin' it back in.
If you don't like the weather in Oklahoma, wait a minute and it'll change.
I never took a human life, I only sold the fellow the gun to take it with.
Don't let failure go to your heart, and don't let success go to your head.
Because I know that hope and fear are connected, I put my mask of hope on.
My favorite must have beauty product is a good, reliable black eye pencil.
Sometimes you become a character, and sometimes the character becomes you.
And Garrison Keillor I think is a fascinating guy and really entertaining.
You want to know the secret of my success? Let me tell you about eugenics.
Parents need to teach their children principles of respect and acceptance.
My end goal is just to do projects at the end of the day that I'm proud of.
What I try to do is to appreciate every job I have while I'm working on it.
Costume people are always saying they don't have clothes big enough for me.
Interesting things always come from being really exhausted and really sick.
Sophocles was a general: a warrior writing plays about military situations.
Some roles require less, and some roles require a great deal of commitment.
The good thing about being a hypocrite is that you get to keep your values.
I know that if I can't move people, then I have no business being an actor.
When there's an adult person who's scaring you, you grow up pretty quickly.
In my first year at drama school, I did this kids' show called 'Let's See.'
When I get off the plane in England I always feel about two inches shorter.
I always feel that when I come to Edinburgh, in many ways I am coming home.
It's always been said that comedy comes mostly out of the dark side anyway.
I like playing accents, and doing things like that, it was fun. It was fun.
My mother always cultivated my imagination from the time I was very little.
They're mutually incompatible I feel; being a wise thief and a wise father.
I get invited to a thousand parties, but do I show up at them? No, I don't.
The policies enacted during segregation are still being felt in Birmingham.
I'm a big fan of Bruce Springsteen and Tom Petty, they're my two favorites.
Be Here Now is all about being present and not fearing what you don't know.
Instead of focusing on my looks I focus on the character that I am playing.
Reason can never be the absolute dictator of man's mental or moral economy.
I liked sculpting better than painting. You have more freedom in sculpting.
I can feel the power of the words doing the work. Must trust language more.
I live a very quiet life, although I'm very urban and a diehard New Yorker.
Don't settle for what life gives you; make life better and build something.
How someone treats a waiter or doorman can tell you so much about a person.
Of all the roles I've done on the stage, I'm partial to Cyrano de Bergerac.
I think if I were to go back on stage I might be in great danger of acting.
If I could work with any actor it would have to be Johnny Depp. He is cool.
I coach young people. I have a group called BTP - Broadway Theatre Project.