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Well, I'm proud to say American Pie was the kind of crazy, gross-out film that guys thought was the greatest.
In terms of publicity and interviews, well, it's really hard in this modern world to keep a sense of mystery.
It's nice to have a kind of Batman that isn't the 'I work alone. I'm darkness. I am the night' kind of thing.
I've been doing stand-up 29 years; there is no other career when you're finding your stride 30 years into it.
If some crazy idea stays in my head for long enough, then there's no fighting it. I just say, Okay, let's go.
Are we just pretending to be unhappy so that we can add drama to our lives, so that we seem more substantial?
All actors are looking for that role that's going to define who they are. When it happens, it's a good thing.
Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness is part of our constitutional rights and it belongs to everybody.
When I was a kid, we got up, we walked a number of paces to a television, turned it on, and changed channels.
I didn't go to college, I went straight from high school to working on I'll Fly Away, I was very, very lucky.
I like to stay busy, I like to stay focused, and I like to stay creative. Without being creative I'd be dead.
We want to have movies be seen. So, first and foremost, what's the world? So we can get it onto a big screen.
With 'Law & Order,' I had to be very conscious of what I was doing. I didn't want to show too much character.
There's no perfect relationship. All relationships are work. If you put in the work, you'll reap the rewards.
I try to stay in decent shape always. I pride myself on staying at least a month away from really good shape.
I've always loved TV very much, and as a child I was so religious with it, but now it's more when it fits in.
The friendships I made on 'L.A. Law,' with the cast and Steven Bochco and David Kelley were really wonderful.
The Fourth of July concert is invigorating in so many ways, in terms of what it feels like to be an American.
Whether you think a film will affect society or it's plain entertainment, it's all excellent, it's all noble.
Southcliffe is an anthem to ordinary peoples ability to reinvent themselves in the face of ultimate darkness.
At one point in college I was so shy that I'd drop out of a class if asked to speak in front of other people.
Talking with other parents really gave me some lessons that I try to hold on to now, as a parent of two boys.
I was kind of a dark kid. I loved Halloween, and I loved vampires and the black and white old monster movies.
The little bit of buzz around 'Warrior' led to a lot of opportunities anyway, before the movie even came out.
I grew up being taught, 'Do unto others as they would do unto you.' I would get scolded for not being polite.
I always look for good stories and good characters, and if they're placed in a whodunit, then I'm interested.
One life is worth the universe. Poe was able to go right into the very depth of life and to demonstrate this.
Whenever I'm in Glasgow I go and stand outside the front of the house I grew up in, which is in Mount Vernon.
When archaeologists discover the missing arms of Venus de Milo, they will find she was wearing boxing gloves.
You go see 'Timothy Green,' and tell me if it doesn't rock your world. I loved it. I loved every frame of it.
God forbid you got seasick because there was no option to go back. So that really did force us to be a group.
What is absurd is not the teachings of the founders of religion, it's what followers subsequently make of it.
I don't miss London much. I find it crowded, vast and difficult to get around. Cabs are incredibly expensive.
People get God and religion confused. I think God is a bit too hip to join any of his unauthorized fan clubs.
I'm really getting to appreciate traditional jazz now - the New Orleans stuff - a lot more than I did before.
I've made a lot of mistakes in my life. And I'm really sensitive, so I take even small mistakes as huge ones.
Instead of being a theater actor who sometimes does movies I became a movie actor who sometimes does theater.
With a bad script and even the best cast, the most you can hope for is to turn a sow's ear into a silk purse.
I think you learn more from looking at how things occurred and what happened afterward, not just at the event
I think everybody's weird. We should all celebrate our individuality and not be embarrassed or ashamed of it.
An actor needs to be not remotely anywhere close to in control, and a filmmaker has to be totally in control.
For me, ambition has become a dirty word. I prefer hunger. To be hungry- great. To have hopes, dreams- great.
Some people think we're adrift without any guidelines. I don't. I think we've had instruction on how to live.
Comedies are doing well because I think people want to laugh and not think about everything for a little bit.
When I watch a singer perform, or an athlete, I can't help but be driven to be the best I can be at my craft.
I'm ready for another adventure now, take me far away please! Ok one more... But then you have to read to me!
But I would encourage anyone who has a crush on my character to watch it again and examine how selfish he is.
I thought about how I'd play a vampire for awhile because I grew up watching vampire films and reading books.
It's probably a bit of a power trip when you befriend somebody enough that they trust you to tell you things.
Anything that is absurd I see as a Coen brothers' influence! The Coen brothers are my favorite people period.