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I was just watching "So You Think You Can Dance," flipping channels, and I was like man, I could never do that.
Man, the '80s were pretty wacky. You had some stuff that was just so rad and some stuff that was just so wrong.
If you look weird, you can blame the role, you know? So no one's going to tell me I'm having a mid-life crisis.
My style is determined by the mood, the period and the circumstances which I'm going through in a given moment.
I don't think that's a fair representation of life, that you have to go to college and do well to get anywhere.
I like to think I've done a lot of different kinds of roles, but obviously I have done quite a lot of comedies.
I'd made enough made money by the time I was 12 to never work again, so it's not about a big pay check with me.
Typically, I work with the script and the director for awhile before, just to make sure we're on the same page.
You can't be an FBI agent without being cautious and thinking things through. That's just part of the training.
I've been doing a lot of stuff that has to do with charity and giving. I'm trying to give and not take as much.
Burning natural gas will not save us from climate change. It's the same as burning any other carbon-based fuel.
It's a point of pride that no one would treat me any differently because I'm an actor than if I was a gardener.
My mom was a hairdresser. My aunt was a hairdresser. My brother was a hairdresser. My sisters are hairdressers.
Great actors try to dismiss all ideas from their conscious mind in order to provide an experience that is real.
A lot of people tend to chew up the scenery. I'm a firm believer in less is more, especially on the big screen.
I'm a lucky boy. Never wanted for anything; new tracksuit, new pair of football boots. I had a happy childhood.
I only really watch my own films, I don't watch any other films and I don't particularly like any other actors.
I think the only directing I'd be any good at is theatre directing. It's the only thing I can see myself doing.
Coming back from doing 'The Hobbit,' you think 'Sherlock' is realistic, but of course, it's not that realistic.
When I'm not acting, I'm usually sailing or camping or exploring or travelling or spending time in New Zealand.
Coming from a programming background, I have a good sense of what's feasible and what's not feasible in a game.
I had a wild imagination as a kid - wild! - and I was outside all the time, swinging around in trees by myself.
As a kid, I knew all of the dinosaurs. It's one of those tragedies that I've forgotten what dinosaurs are cool.
Directing made me realise what I do as an actor that's extraneous, it focuses your mind on story, story, story.
I'm not hugely technical with things, but I guess that the thing I use most is my iPhone, on a practical level.
We've rewritten entire scenes and had them animated twelve hours before the show goes on the air. It's not fun.
Actors worry about bad breath, weight, receding hairlines and why their leading lady looks like their daughter.
There's always a concern as an actor that you'll be boring unless your character is swinging from a chandelier.
To bring a healthy child into this world, raise them right and watch them grow is the biggest miracle there is.
I like pushing myself, and usually if I'm not good at something I just won't do it because I'm a perfectionist.
I took Japanese in high school. I'm Chinese, though, and I just fell in love with the language and the culture.
I know Chandler is similar to me. But if you watched my life for a week, there would be many more boring parts.
Empathy is the starting point for creating a community and taking action. It’s the impetus for creating change.
Empathy is the starting point for creating a community and taking action. It's the impetus for creating change.
I'm very, very family oriented. I'm a big cook and a good connoisseur and I only drink very good red wines now.
I see possibilities in everything. For everything that's taken away, something of greater value has been given.
I think I benefited from being equal parts ambitious and curious. And of the two, curiosity has served me best.
By the time I entered high school, I had forsaken academics altogether in favor of my burgeoning acting career.
CHILDHOOD IS THAT STATE WHICH ENDS THE MOMENT A PUDDLE IS FIRST VIEWED AS AN OBSTACLE INSTEAD OF AN OPPORTUNITY
I come to work on time. I focus on my job. I bust my scenes out and everything else kind of happens from there.
If you're a dope like me, you get every sports channel you can get. I'm watching, you know, Netherlands soccer.
I've got an original graphic novel called 'The Indian and the Bandit' that I'm writing with a childhood friend.
I remember seeing 'Dead Poet's Society,' and it made it appealing in a way that I actually went to prep school.
I was on 'The Shield' for a year before 'Crash' came out, and it was like doing an independent film every week.
When you're playing this bad of a character, it's obviously not reality for someone who's not living that life.
A lot of times the characters I play tend to be kind of loners or they don't have best friends or best buddies.
When I was playing Bishop, I would always walk on set thinking, 'This is my show; this is a show all about me.'
The older I get, the easier it is to just be present in the moment, and understand what a man is going through.
I see myself as a comedian rather than a female comedian. I happen to be a woman, but I am a comedian by trade.
I go on vacation strictly to relax - to kick back with a good book and do nothing else but read, sleep and eat.