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I hate to lull the audience into letting them think that something is something. It's always fun to defy expectations.
My season 2 'Good Wife' wrap gift was this deluxe package of Mortal Kombat. I played it for, like, two weeks straight.
If Brad Pitt walked down the street, cars would crash into each other. I'm really lucky not to have to deal with that.
There is a history of footballers in my family; my granddad played for Notts County and my dad played at county level.
I can speak a little German, a little Spanish, and I was a psych major, so I'm good at listening to people's problems.
I once gave a girl a bloody fake ear in a Tiffany jewelry box with a letter that said, “will you Gogh to prom with me?
I've always had the utmost respect and awe of what the lens can do and what a director can do with just a camera move.
There are several times when I walked into a room and just felt like such a sham. That's the problem with auditioning.
I think people ought to do what they feel useful at the time. If I do things because I ought to do them, I switch off.
No one will guide you in the right direction, in the end you have to learn for yourself. You have to grow up yourself.
I can lip read, so I know what other people are saying about me - especially when I clock them in my rear view mirror.
As an actor, you've got to maintain a bit of mystery and at least part of your private life, otherwise the game is up.
You do 'New Girl,' you play a character like Schmidt, you crave as an actor afterwards to just do something different.
My parents were brought up in families which believed theatre people weren't to be trusted. But they were nice people.
I make a film like I cook for friends. I hope they like it, but if they don't, I'm prepared to enjoy it all by myself.
I didn't want to come in the movie every so often, every 20 minutes saying, 'Dinner is served, would you like coffee?'
By the time the Oscars are on I'll be seventy. How many more chances am I going to have to get nominated for an Oscar?
I love the start of autumn when the trees in my garden change the colour of their leaves in one last dazzling display.
People always have an opinion. Doesn't mean it's right, doesn't mean it's wrong, but we have to respect their opinion.
I'm a risk-taker. Most of my career has not been a joyful experience, but it has been challenging. I like the dangers.
I'm not going to talk about my private life with a total stranger, unless I feel like I need to. Why would I? I don't.
A character has to believe in himself, so I have to find a way to believe in them. Or at least sympathize to a degree.
I don't know what it is that I do, but when I play a really bad guy, I'm able to bring some level of likability to it.
It's mostly the financial chicanery that's going on. People are saying 'What kind of trust can we put in this market?'
I've seen a lot of pairs of guys that have been hanging out together way too long-until they're laughing all the time.
If I stay at home, I'm not famous. I'm only famous when I'm out in the streets, so I don't go out on the streets much.
I've always been a fan of or desired to or responded to variety. I like variety in life, so variety in work is a must.
I've just never been the kind of actor that things have stayed with. I've never needed to carry a character off stage.
I don't care about what brand you are, I'm concerned what type of man you are, what your principles and standards are.
I want to be necessary and do good works. I ain't here to waste nobody's time, because I don't want you to waste mine.
What turned me on to comedy was - well, first of all, I like being able to laugh, I like people who can make me laugh.
I like doing things where I can get dirty, work with my hands, and use power tools. Last weekend, I did some grouting.
People think they know who I am, because I've played so many very, very out gay men on stage, and they think that's me
It's tricky to do a serialized show and not lose viewers along the way because you really have to watch every episode.
It's an incredible privilege to be able to sit in front of a computer and spend a few hours just thinking and writing.
Missions: The Word of God from the heart of God to the heart of man through a consecrated, dedicated, and pure vessel.
My friends and family always thought I was pretty funny, but I don't know if they thought I was get-my-own-show funny.
I speak some Spanish. I would love to go make a movie in Spanish. I'd love to be in an Almodovar movie or an Inarritu.
I accept the dying process. I would just like to be as healthy as I possibly can at each step and phase along the way.
I care about the connection with the audience. Film is such a powerful medium. Movies can change the way people think.
You can't make your choices based on what critics think. You have to make your choices based on what's honest for you.
Italy is definitely where I feel most at home, or alternatively, living in total wilderness, in the bush in Australia.
I had a lot of time to think in the service; I swore that, if I survived, nothing would keep me from an acting career.
I've been camping and stuff, but if you left me in the woods I'd probably just curl up and cry until someone found me.
My mom is in her mid-60s and has more energy and is more youthful than any human being I know. It's pretty incredible.
It's natural for any actor that segues into directing to be an actor's director. You know how to relate to the actors.
A bad word from a colleague can darken a whole day. We need encouragement a lot more than we admit, even to ourselves.
I'm sure some people have an absolute grasp of where they are in their careers. I just don't think about it that much.
I resist the idea of there being on-screen chemistry. I think it's something that people like to say without thinking.
One of my favorite things I read was John Steinbeck's journals while he was writing 'East of Eden,' which was so cool.