I approach a comedy the same way I do a drama. I try to make it as real as possible.

Privacy is not something that I'm merely entitled to, it's an absolute prerequisite.

I'm not a big fan of horror movies, especially the recent teen-slasher sort of ones.

Growing up, I watched shows such as 'Blackadder' and 'Monty Python' with my parents.

I would love to just keep working with really great directors who really inspire me.

I should have done it years ago. It's amazing I didn't even want cigarettes anymore.

Any actor worth his salt has a responsibility to reinvent himself from part to part.

I'm an actor. I try to play a character in a really cool story, the very best I can.

I was raised on, 'You go get a nine-to-five job, earn your pay and work your way up.

The "Dazed" fans are the best! "Dazed" fans never even want an autograph or nothin'.

I wouldn't be where I am today without the amazing public arts education that I had.

My mantra is always, "Take a nap first, Matt! Then think." It's silly, but it works.

Whitey is uptight about offending blacks without really knowing what offends blacks.

I'm a tropical weather cruiser. I like surfing, you know. I like being on the beach.

To me, growing old is great. It's the very best thing - considering the alternative.

Movie actors earn their living and learn their craft through listening and reacting.

The first actor I ever saw was The Lone Ranger. I thought, That's what I want to do.

The one thing that men and women have in common - they both like the company of men.

You know, Tupac is very near and dear to my heart. He started my career as an actor.

For every problem, there exists a solution...and at the very least...an opportunity.

I get pretty attached to the majority of the characters I play. I can't help myself.

What's enjoyable for me, as an actor, is to do as many different things as possible.

Every scene is a love scene. The actor should ask the question: 'Where is the love?'

The only club I have ever belonged to is the James Bond fan club. Member since 1979.

Never say "never" about anything, because if you do, life has a way of humbling you.

I once thought I had mono for an entire year. It turned out I was just really bored.

It is much more easy for a Spanish person to love themselves than a Canadian person.

I don't know who St. Valentine was, but I hope he died alone, surrounded by couples.

Is listening important? I can't think of a single walk of life where it wouldn't be.

I've travelled a lot, but I am essentially American. All my input has been American.

This guy Clubber Lang, I've been him all my life. He's mean and hungry just like me.

Kevin Costner. I love Kevin Costner. That's all I have to say. I love Kevin Costner.

That's what we have with the Old Testament and the New Testament: good storytelling.

I was out there for 12 days. There are more beggars in Soho than there are in Kabul.

When I was a kid, my dad went to World War II. I didn't know him. I was born in '41.

I'm not a big fan of plastic surgery. Because it looks like you had plastic surgery.

The world is evolving, and there is an acceptance of all beliefs, in my observation.

I stay with my family. I try to be a good husband and good dad. That's my real life.

'Mojave' is a very wild, throwback film with these two dudes going after each other.

Your village may be different from other people's villages but we are all prisoners.

I'm not a big wine guy. And bars, I never go to bars anymore. It's such a drag, man.

I've got to be the geekiest guy in the world in a lot of ways. I'm like a zeta male.

We didn't choose the joke because it's filthy! We chose it because of the structure!

Puberty hit me pretty hard. All of a sudden, I woke up, and I had really curly hair.

You have to make smart decisions, but you never know what will happen in the future.

There's a truth to the violence of boxing. You have a very real threat, an opponent.

The truth is that I got to Hollywood, and I didn't know what to do once I got there.

Despite everything, I have few regrets. I have crammed a lot of living into my time.

Something that could bring you wealth and fame could also be your end, your undoing.

I realise how precious life is, probably because I've seen how it can be taken away.

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