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I have a transient lifestyle. America is where I come to work, but my home is London. I like being bi-continental.
I really enjoy directing television because you get to work in so many different genres and with different people.
When I was a kid I really loved Humphrey Bogart. But when I was in theater school, Robert DeNiro was my go-to guy.
Stand-up is really personal. It's not like somebody else is writing the script and you have to do what they write.
Too many people focus on the thing, instead of the heavenly glory of it. I don't want to give away what to expect.
I find Mormons adorable. I love Disneyland and old musicals, and, to me, Mormonism fits right in with all of that.
It's hard for me to climb things. That's why I always play Assassin's Creed because it gets me feeling like I can.
I learned that you've never made it, you've never arrived, you're never too good, you're never above anybody else.
Anytime anybody goes, "Wow you've been busy." I'm like, "No, not since college. This is a cakewalk in comparison."
I'm not suspicious of success, I'm suspicious of the people who want to attach themselves because of your success.
I was never NOT confident about doing scenes without my shirt - and now I'll find any excuse to take my shirt off!
Joseph Campbell said the privilege of a lifetime is being yourself. That's his feeling. And I guess it's mine too.
When I land in a country and they ask for 'occupation,' I always just put 'artist.' I think that covers all of it.
In my early 20s, I studied history and politics, and I really thought that perhaps I would devote my life to that.
Art imitating life and life imitating art, and it's beyond the job - it will always be a marked period in my life.
An actor's job is to embrace emotions and situations that in real life we spend all of our time running away from.
I spend my weekends sleeping and watching DVDs, and eating at restaurants within a 2-block radius of my apartment.
I'll just say it: I'm not the sharpest tool in the box. Being forced to go back to school is still a fear of mine.
The will to challenge myself is strong, but I think that's growing, the desire to stretch myself and make it hard.
If I could be something other than an actor, I'd be a chef; I've got a big interest in food. I'm a proper fan boy.
The taxpayers are sending congressmen on expensive trips abroad. It might be worth it except they keep coming back
One thing I will say about the Germans, they are always perfectly willing to give somebody's land to somebody else
Some say, what is the Salvation of the Movies? I say, run 'em backwards. It can't hurt 'em and it's worth a trial.
In terms of instilling the values of mental toughness and work ethic, discipline is the gift that keeps on giving.
Just learn the whole script before you start shooting. That makes shooting a joy. Even if they rewrite, it's easy.
The Spirit Awards are great too, they'll say anything because they're not televised. Another great drinking night.
Getting that audience approval is always a question mark, and it's always that flag that flutters in front of you.
Honesty is most important, and it's difficult when you're young and single and sort of figuring out your own life.
My dogs are crazy. They're always getting into some kind of trouble but then again, they're my most loyal friends.
It raises several serious questions. For example, how can there possibly be more than one person as awesome as me?
Being around blind people is always a little frustrating to me because I know they have no idea how handsome I am.
I had gotten the role of Fandral in Thor, but scheduling conflicts (with Chuck) prevented that from going forward.
Gay kids need to stop killing themselves because they are made to feel worthless by cruel and relentless bullying.
In an ideal world for me, I would like to go back and forth [between film and theater]. I kind of want to do it all
Movies have been my way to get out of my backyard. I'm trying to let people know that movies change people's lives.
One day in the shower, you figure it out. It's a special day in a man's life. I was like, 'Oh, I found me a hobby.'
I'm in a mood, Dave. A bad mood, a very bad mood! I was fired from my ice cream truck job today! No more Fudgicles!
When I got to Hollywood, there wasn't even a Boulevard. I'm that old. It was just a little dirt trail. I'm kidding.
You really have to act your pants off to stay alive. I thrive on that; I rise to the occasion of the circumstances.
I'm very much the type of actor that once I embody the character, I could stay in it from the beginning to the end.
You just go out there and do the best you can. If it hits, it hits. And if it doesn't, you go on to the next thing.
I didn't want to feel like I was mimicking or copying someone else's performance, whether it's subconscious or not.
I like the theatre because you paint with broad strokes. To me the theatre is stretching its definition really far.
When I got recognized as a writer, when I got the Emmy, I was more excited than the Emmys I had gotten as an actor.
There is a wonderful feeling of power when you're a director, but I don't think I need that, and I'm OK without it.
I'm used to changing a lot of the dialogue. But if I feel like the script is working, I don't want to mess with it.
I don't feel I'm a compulsive person. I multitask. I'm really well-organised, and I have lots of people to help me.
The ability to absorb a book and make someone else's words and story your own was exactly was I was doing on stage.
This movie [Moana] has a very small cast, and this was the role [Heihei] that they offered me. I loved voicing him.
I think it would be frustrating having to do things you wouldn't want to do, having to make movies you didn't like.