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As an actor ... at some point you've got to forget that the crew's there in order to do your job.
I love every aspect of the creation of motion pictures and I guess I am committed to it for life.
The reason I still work at this stage of life is because I enjoy learning something new each day.
When you are shooting action, there is a satisfying thing because your objectives are very clear.
I always want to be able to be in a room where I know I'm going to be entertained and challenged.
It's always interesting to see somebody struggling with two different sides of their personality.
Fear your admirers! Learn in time to hear, understand, and love the cruel truth about yourselves!
I've been to the top and I've been to the bottom more times than most people ride in an elevator.
I'd say that animal rights and environmental issues have always been at the forefront of my mind.
When you're young and you have money, you become the CEO, automatically, of life, of your family.
In LA, too many people want to go the quickest route from A to B. Method acting offers them that.
John Kerry was officially endorsed by Dick Gephardt, and Kerry said, 'What did I ever do to you?'
I grew up abroad, so I would love to have my child grow up the same way and experience the world.
It is the highest form of self-respect to admit our errors and mistakes and make amends for them.
'24' had to withstand accusations of being right-wing, but 'Homeland' is a far more liberal show.
I'm 5-foot-5, and I'll wear a big parka and put the hood up, and nobody gives me a second glance.
The nerds are the ones that make the films and do loads of other really cool stuff in their life.
After all is said and done, its usually the wife who has said it and the husband who has done it.
I feel that the most rewarding thing I have ever done in my life is to be associated with UNICEF.
Nevertheless, the mode, the justification, and all the games involved in this war were dishonest.
I believe in letting each person find what they need and not getting involved with their destiny.
I'm glad that I'm able to entertain and be a part of people watching shows and enjoying the work.
Just getting your name in the papers and having people talk about you is not always a good thing.
I've never written jokes. I mean, I'll write things on a piece of paper and riff on them onstage.
I don't think HBO would want to do anything in conjunction with Sub Pop but I never asked either.
Sometimes the better the writing, the harder it is to play because you really want to service it.
I enjoy the work; I just don't like the glamour side of it. I find that very difficult to handle.
I love pulling people into concert halls who might not otherwise go and getting their ears tuned.
Whether we like to admit it or not, as artists, we do project our own worldview on to what we do.
If it's a role like this one, an actual live person, a legend, there's lots of material laid out.
I paint a bit myself. My house in Clerkenwell has a room that is done up like a big installation.
Everybody claims they have relatable, connectable characters, but those claims often aren't true.
Do whatever you're directed to do, and leave the rest of that technical stuff up to the director.
Like all artists, I want to cheat death a little and contribute something to the next generation.
We're the only species that have crapped up the planet and the only species that can clean it up.
My mother used to tell me man gives the award, God gives the reward. I don't need another plaque.
Meryl and Katharine Hepburn are probably the two greatest actresses of this and the last century.
I've always been interesting in the lighting aspect and always listened to what they were saying.
My passion is more about bringing the stories out from the African continent mixed with the West.
I try to keep the martial arts up. It's a good thing, not just physically but also for your mind.
If you're on Twitter, what you're saying is, 'I'm important enough for you to care what I think.'
It's a blessing to be given a variety of roles to what I call an iconic action actor like myself.
I have always wanted to work with Judy Dench, and that hasn't happened yet, so that would be fun.
The Marines gave me a really strong sense of discipline and a work ethic that kicks in at my job.
My favorite runner is Usain Bolt, who happens to be Jamaican and is the fastest man in the world.
To have a successful marriage, a man must, on a fundamental level be scared shitless of his wife.
I'm gonna stick your head so far up your *ss your gonna have to cut holes in your nipples to see!
I'm sorry, Mankind can't get to the phone right now, cause he's got The Rock's foot in his mouth!
I can usually get the right connection with the crowd and I don't have to be jumping off ladders.
You never want to pull any punches. You want that stuff to be as real and as vicious as possible.