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I really missed the East Coast. I love living in Hawaii, but I miss the changing of seasons.
Acting is about people. Other people. Otherwise, you're not acting, you're doing monologues.
Being in Harry Potter is like being in the Mafia. Once you are in, you are never really out.
One of the things that I cannot fathom is young actors who will not audition and won't read.
I don't know. I think it's funny! I think it's funny! I go, what? It's so absurd. I'm alone.
I had a good upbringing, we didn't have any money, but there was a lot of love in my family.
My theatrical background was in the great work of the South African playwright Athol Fugard.
I was able to do The Saint of Fort Washington, on the relationship between two homeless men.
I do have a chore schedule - in my mind. I don't tell anyone I have it, but it's in my mind.
To be known by the public, honestly. People come up and tell them how good I make them feel.
I studied music formally. I was probably less formal about my study of acting than anything.
Approaching a part or thinking about taking a part, I never think, 'Is that person like me?'
When I grew up, I was in Manhattan the whole time. But my kids have been all over the world.
I didn't really discover that I had a knack for comedy until I landed 'Married w/ Children.'
I thought TV fame was hip... well, that was because I hadn't experienced rock star fame yet.
One of my first gigs was as a guest star, and I was supposed to be a big imposing character.
Giving kids the chance to see live theatre should not just be free, it should be compulsory.
My problem is people seem to laugh at me, but the one that laughs harder than anybody is me.
I think you're always trying to challenge yourself to do new things and not repeat yourself.
A lot of the things I've enjoyed the most and that I think have been the best are ensembles.
Stardom is like making love in a hammock - a happy experience but one of uncertain duration.
To break down prejudice is to get to a place of understanding, that can erode the ignorance.
You can't actually be just a movie actor in Britain, because we don't make that many movies.
People are complicated. People have secrets. It doesn't make them good people or bad people.
I was born to a Nigerian dad and a Kenyan mom, and coming to the States was really academic.
May the Force be with J.J. I think he'll reinvent 'Star Wars,' like he did with 'Star Trek.'
I'd wanted to become a doctor and couldn't - yet became the best known doctor in the galaxy.
All men hear is blah, blah, blah, blah, SEX, blah, blah, blah, FOOD, blah, blah, blah, BEER.
It was a great time, and I liked the guys. I liked getting up every morning and being a cop.
I'm from around Tennessee. I ran away when I was 12 years old and I ain't never looked back.
I was a film student. I became an actor but I thought I'd be pursuing filmmaking originally.
Yeah, I love doing ensemble pieces. You get to meet so many new people and make new friends.
Moses probably danced a little, right? You don't part the Red Sea without having some moves.
My four friends were John Kerr, who became a star, Paul Newman, Jimmy Dean, and Jack Lemmon.
You exorcise the things that haunt you. That's one good thing about any artistic discipline.
In their arrogance, ABC wanted a number-one show. They wouldnt accept losing that time slot.
I'm that person in the bar who's like, "Can they turn the music down? I would like to chat."
No one can give me advice on 'Star Wars' because nobody knows what I'm doing in 'Star Wars.'
Any son of a dictator, I'm sure, has major issues with their relationship with their father.
I was the class clown so I was used to performing and fooling around in front of my friends.
Maxwell is serious, dedicated, awkward, forgetful, pompous to a certain degree, sentimental.
It was a special show that became a cult classic of sorts, and I made a lot of money for it.
Process can not be inferred from product any more than a pig can be inferred from a sausage.
To me, the people on 'Copper' were rock stars. Before I joined that show, I loved that show.
Yeah, 'Requiem for a Dream' - it'll put you off a lot of things, that film, that's for sure.
I've been to a lot of places while touring, but I'd have to say Switzerland was my favorite.
Artists like Justin Bieber or Lady Gaga have more sway over popular minds than a politician.
I see my face in the mirror and go, 'I'm a Halloween costume? That's what they think of me?'
I'm a little concerned I'm always going to be playing a black guy, you know what I'm saying?
I think there's always pieces of yourself that bleed into your character. That's inevitable.