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I would come home and re-create every movie. Our backyard became a battleship, a war zone, a western town.
I sometimes wonder if the inability to find oneself makes one seek oneself in other people, in characters.
If you are leaping a ravine, the moment of takeoff is a bad time to be considering alternative strategies.
Oh, I could spend my life having this conversation - look - please try to understand before one of us dies
But then acting is all about faking. We're all very good at faking things that we have no competence with.
The ages two to 15 I spent at different stages of shortness. I didn't become a tall person until I was 16.
There was no convincing me that a stepmother could be anything but a wicked ogre, and I acted accordingly.
I do what interests me when I'm invited and do it as well as I know how and try to get better. That's all.
My main focus is to always try to be myself first, and then, hey, if I wear a cool jacket, that's a bonus.
I'm not looking to do 'Half Nelson' next, but to play anything that's a little more complex is really fun.
I like drama. I love being in a drama where I get to be the funny guy. That's what I really love the most.
Up there with my awards, I have a great big statue of Groucho Marx, just to put everything in perspective.
I certainly had my years as an out of work actor but I was married with a baby. My wife was supporting us.
Churchill is so particular. He's as different from the rest of the population of Britain as he is from me.
I never grew up with a mother's hand - that's why I will forever be insecure, I think, in that primal way.
My life before children I don't really remember. I've heard references to it, but I really don't remember.
I do miss sometimes being onstage, because when I do film and television, it's usually so brief and funny.
Guitar is the most expressive instrument in the world. I don't play much any more. Maybe a bit in private.
I think it's the snack food industry that's really pushing the marijuana legalization issue in California.
If only I could look up and touch a tetromino-filled sky... Until then, I thankfully have Dream of Pixels.
I think Morse's thing about being a poor policeman but a good detective is a very good description of him.
With some actors, you can tell when they're acting all by themselves, no matter who else is in the screen.
Whenever you have a photo shoot or something like that, it’s like-you just feel dumb. It’s just so stupid.
Right now, Im very healthy. I have no vices left. Except sugary breakfast cereal. And absinthe, of course.
I was always good at being observationally funny - like, contributing something funny to the conversation.
Nothing beats being really honest about who you are and what you need. All the rest just works itself out.
Actors, when they're older, still get a chance to let off steam or something and work things off on stage.
With a horror movie, you're making a metaphor. You're making a personalized nightmare for the protagonist.
Every director is different. And all the movies are very different, and the characters are very different.
Truthfully, my films don't get funded, they get adopted - and are made thanks to the generosity of others.
We're like a gardener with a hose and our attention is water - we can water flowers or we can water weeds.
I've always been interesting in characters that challenge people and who are not always that easy to like.
I went into a Whole Foods to buy chewable vitamin C and got tackled by, like, 15 girls who watch 'Empire.'
Oh, I wish I could tell you I was a Mr. Fix-It, but I am not that kind of guy. I get frustrated so easily.
I want to do a 'Facejacker' film. I want to explore the characters more, maybe do a Terry Tibbs chat show.
I guess living without love, without experiencing it or being able to give it is pretty strong punishment.
My dancing idol is my dad. Growing up watching him dance to Northern Soul I used to think 'He looks cool.'
There's a lot of theaters in New York. You can always go out and be around a lot of like-minded comedians.
I am very much looking forward to new adventures - including, I hope, Broadway - sooner rather than later.
'Frankenstein' feels like an ancient tale, the kind of traditional story that appears in many other forms.
You're just as good, and if you work harder, you can be better and you can be more than you think you can.
Going through my divorce has changed who I am in my understanding of what's good and bad in relationships.
I got the stern end of the stick. It was kind of that iron fist. I am who I am today because of my mother.
From there, I tried out for a community theatre play, joined an improv group... it all started opening up.
I've always been a religious guy, but not overly religious. I've always believed in God and Jesus. I pray.
If youre not concerned about maintaining an image, you can pursue roads that another actor might not take.
People don't tend to hassle me because when I've got a hat on, I look like a banker. I'm just a plain guy.
McQueen is an astonishing film maker. He uses really unusual shots and builds incredible dramatic tension.
If I fall if I die know I lived it to the fullest, if I fall if I die know I lived and missed some bullets
I couldn't see my father's films because they were restricted and we didn't have videos or DVDs back then.