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TV, in particular cable channels, has assumed the role of independent film.
Nobody should try to play comedy unless they have a circus going on inside.
It was never in my dreams to make my personal life anybody else's business.
I've seen all of my mom's films. She's the reason why I do almost anything.
I feel that all revolutionary causes should start with addressing misogyny.
I'm super-popular, so I had to pretend to be a loser, which was super-hard.
A conservative is a fellow who thinks a rich man should have a square deal.
When you're being mean to someone, you can feel the audience just get cold.
It's hard to sleep at night because I'm still wondering where my mother is.
You can be sorry you aren't perfect, but never be sorry for being yourself.
I really bonded with my mom, growing up, through our love of horror movies!
For Joey Bishop, always was kind of the lost soul, so I did a traffic joke.
At the Oscars, if you didn't vote for '12 Years a Slave' you were a racist.
You always hope that the cloak of inspiration will fall, and you'll be O.K.
The only thing worse than human ignorance is human pride in that ignorance.
I'm a big fan of period pieces, and I'm a big fan of the old-time westerns.
I was a big Superman fan, growing up. I've always been a big superhero fan.
Then when I got to Hollywood, the first musical I did was Festival in 1977.
If it's a great role or a great film, then you're happy to be a part of it.
If we want an America of heroes, we need to cherish our heroes of the past.
I hate flying, taking my clothes off, and going through the whole security.
If Nixon were a Republican senator today, he would have been primaried out.
A musical takes two to five years. You have to love it to put in the years.
Then I got out of the service, and I was going to be a Shakespearean actor.
I'm born to be a father. And I've been looking forward to this all my life.
I never learned to cook; I was a little spoiled as far as that's concerned.
I don't throw a lot of parties. I find throwing parties a bit intimidating.
A man never knows what a fool he is until he hears himself imitated by one.
I've never been on a film when an entire cast signs up for the entire time.
Acting is largely about putting on masks, and music is about removing them.
Every anti-gay remark from the Church gives the thug a license to be cruel.
I've never had to explain 'Prometheus' to people, ever. Most people get it.
You turn hotdogs with tongs. Don't you ever use those tongs on a hamburger.
When I started stand-up, the first thing I did was to take an improv class.
There're rules to being the side chick. Rule number one: you're number two.
Push-ups, sit-ups, and a strict diet of raisins. That's my plan [for 2011].
The whole voiceover world is new and different to me and quite challenging.
Well, a girlfriend once told me never to fight with anybody you don't love.
I have never lied to you, I have always told you some version of the truth.
The blues and jazz will live forever... So will the Delta and the Big Easy.
I guess this proves there are as many nuts in the Academy as anywhere else.
Speech is a very important aspect of being human. A whisper doesn't cut it.
It is the absence of hope, which equals the despair that is the punishment.
You just don't really rehearse kissing scenes, whether it's male or female.
The more complex the mind, the greater the need for the simplicity of play.
The world seemed less scary and I started to like myself a little bit more.
I wanted to join the navy to get some perspective on the world and explore.
I think teaching should be a vocation, and they should be paid more for it.
Saying "muff" to someone and trying to be romantic is incredibly difficult.
Growing up in England, I was constantly surrounded by the Arthurian legend.