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I learned quite early on in life that we are all two people. And one of those people none of us will ever know.
I'm not a communist, of course. But I do think that everything is down to economics. Capitalism doesn't change.
Never say a humorous thing to a man who does not possess humour: he will always use it in evidence against you.
The longer it takes you to become successful, the harder it will be for somebody else to take it away from you.
But in another world, another life, probably growing up in another country, I might have been more of a dancer.
I think I may have been the only person to be rewarded charitably and get a tax deduction for swearing on film!
Failure is just part of life; it happens to everyone. Yet, it doesn't have to be crippling if you don't let it.
I began modeling in N.Y. and doing commercials. That led to regional theatre and then Broadway and then movies.
With 'Sharknado,' they've got a great mix of TV and film. This is a film that has film impact in the TV medium.
That's one of the things we love about being an actor. We get to change things up all the time to remain fresh.
Everything that is truly worthwhile - I think passion is involved in your approach to it. No matter what it is.
There is no way you can get people to believe you on screen if they know who you really are through television.
Why did I become Jackie Chan? Mostly because I work very hard. When people were sleeping, I was still training.
They want you to believe the Sun is hot. I urge you to ask yourself 'Have they ever touched it? Think about it.
I was a bit of a show-off in school and loved playing dress-up, and my passion for it just grew as I got older.
All young people, regardless of their sexual orientation or gender identity, need someone who's got their back.
I don't know if any of us are mature enough to handle the brutal honesty of what's inside other people's heads.
Even if you have just half an hour, you can get a good workout. So I try to make it count no matter where I am.
I've made a lot of very small movies that may not have had a large initial audience. Then it shows up on cable.
I think it was the sense that Turn is a spy thriller, and that's a genre that really fascinates me, in general.
I like producing beats, and I like rapping, too. I have a program for the PC, and I can hook my keyboard to it.
I thought if I went somewhere where I didn't know anybody and they didn't know me I could start all over again.
I remember thinking, 'I'll audition just once and if it doesn't work out I'll never think about it ever again.'
I find when somebody says to me, 'I'm going to motivate you,' more often than not, they're not going to get me.
I'm half Hawaiian and the haka is a very sacred thing, something your family teaches you - my father taught me.
In my man cave, I have tomahawks, throwing knives, and old black-bear furs. There's skulls, weapons everywhere.
We actors always say how difficult and physically demanding a role was. But give me a break, it's only a movie.
A lot of filmmaking is just sort of slowed down by lawyers who feel they're more important than the filmmakers.
I've never concerned myself with the labels people want to put on you. What matters to me is my own estimation.
I'm pretty critical of myself as far as reaching some sort of perfect bull's-eye or target that I'm aiming for.
The way to change the world is through individual responsibility and taking local action in your own community.
The happiest moments for me, creatively, are doing readings of a play around a table where there's no audience.
I purposefully isolate myself from anything that has to do with any press. I don't read any press about myself.
The passion to explore and not be afraid to fail - that's something I will always attribute to the Groundlings.
Writing sketches, you're also learning about a journey and characters, and you translate that to bigger things.
If humanity can exist for another million years, everybody's going to be a light shade of yellow-brown-red-tan.
My preference is for people who come to rehearsal and get into the ring. I like a muscular actor who's playful.
I've signed four autographs for Sam Worthington in L.A., and I haven't told any of the people that I'm not him.
The narrator of a documentary often comes in at the last minute and takes some of the glory they don't deserve.
Fit men walking around and bathing, it would be just like being in Ancient Rome [on a footballers dressing room
Love is the delightful interval between meeting a beautiful girl and discovering that she looks like a haddock.
You don't pay an actor to act. An actor will do that for free because we love to act. You pay an actor to wait.
For me, the most interesting thing is longevity and sustaining a career, because that's what's truly difficult.
When we hold a World Championship for a particular sport, we invite teams from other countries to play as well.
I believe the more successful an actor becomes, the more chances he should take. An actor never stops learning.
Sadly, I'm one of those people who emotionally puts things off and then gets caught very blindsided at the end.
John Le Mesurier wishes it to be known that he conked out on November 15th. He sadly misses family and friends.
For me, working on stage is much more exhausting than all the other mediums, but it's also much more thrilling.
Every time I see somebody behaving truly insanely in real life, I think, 'Yes! I'm not over the top after all!'
[At Conventions] they give me all the photos to sign. Star Wars, Superman. And Hammy the Pig is right up there.