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I'm more of a science head, so I was like, how would a guy use - if there were ghosts - technology to bring them back?
I always try and hold to that saying, 'I want to work on things I'd want to see.' The vast majority, that's been true.
I sometimes struggle, because my job is like the antithesis of what surfing is all about. Surfing's simple. It's real.
I could take you for a walk on the beach and I could point out just about any creature and give you their Latin names.
Boxing is not always about standing in the middle going toe to toe. It's about poise and grace under extreme pressure.
I never really think of acting and directing as being separate; they are just different expressions of the same thing.
There's a bit of a problem. The script that I like, the network doesn't like. The script that they like, I don't like.
I know virtually no one of my age who can remember a hug, or a smile from their father, or a 'Let's go play football.'
I was brought up telling stories, when I was a kid, in the tiny village where I grew up. Storytelling was a tradition.
I think you gotta have an honesty and a humility about human nature and that it's not about you at the end of the day.
I think good art, if I could be pretentious enough to say, I think good art deals with the micro to explain the macro.
You can get totally messed up trying to please everyone with what you do, but ultimately, you have to please yourself.
I'm first and foremost an Irishman, by birth, by nature, by soul, but an American citizen through and through as well.
In the best material, you always should be able to somehow make a case for a story to be transposed to any other time.
The tensions between authority and the people need to be heard, especially when they are suffering and they can't eat.
I did an episode of 'Law & Order: Criminal Intent' with Jeff Goldblum, which was fun because I've known him for years.
In some way I felt I was never good enough until I started fighting. I was always striving to show my worth and value.
Having children is like living in a frat house - nobody sleeps, everything's broken, and there's a lot of throwing up.
I'm not very actorish. I don't play actor 24 hours a day. When the job is done, I go on to be myself, whoever that is.
That's one of the best things about characters like Indiana Jones. I mean, he's funny. He's done really wicked things.
I honed my passion for acting in theatre and education, and I think it's important not to belittle the child audience.
Having a weapon like that means you're pretty much in control of events. Nobody's going to argue with a flaming sword.
Things come out of nowhere, and you start evaluating the director, the cast, and all those other things going into it.
In the process of developing a character, you do, in fact, start to take him on as a personality. It's part of my job.
If things are said maliciously, and they're meant to hurt, then that's the sort of thing we need to try and stamp out.
There's always some kind of blacklist throughout history. But the difference is, in America they usually let you live.
'Post 9/11 Blues' is an observational satire about the surreal circus of fear at that time. It's a generational thing.
I grew up with a marine grandfather. I was never allowed to say 'can't' or 'no', and I was never allowed to back down.
When I approach villains, unless it's a drama, I'm a comedian, so I approach most things from a comedic point of view.
The eternal Son of God became the sinless son of Man that the sinful sons of men might become the beloved sons of God.
Movies are hard work. The public doesn't see that. The critics don't see it. But they're a lot of work. A lot of work.
I guess the optimistic thing is that those people in Congress who are climate deniers, I think their time has run out.
If you're that depressed, reach out to someone. And remember, suicide is a permanent solution, to a temporary problem.
If you want to die, don't make a mistake and not quite kill yourself because the medical bills in America are hideous.
I have no desire to go anywhere near drugs. People say, "Aren't you tempted?" No, because of the ridiculousness of it.
If there was a pill that allowed you to drink and not get drunk, an alcoholic would go "What happens if you take two?"
As a person I'm perfectly vain, I'm just vainer as an actor about my ability. My acting vanity trumps my human vanity.
Through my observations, it became clear that most of society's rules and customs are rooted in fear and superstition!
The main thing that motivates me is laughter, and colors, and music, and dancing! And I do all of the above every day.
A film goes through so many hands, that by the time it's done, it might not resemble what you thought you were making.
Looking back on the long haul in my career, little films, big films, TV, the Western thing has been really good to me.
Barbour is a brand that I have grown up with and been associated with since I was living near the borders of Scotland.
I did theater as a kid, more of an after-school program. But every night I would put on a movie and fall asleep to it.
I'm a musical theater guy. That's where I came from. That's where I go whenever I have the chance. It's my first love.
There are a few directors around who I have some excitement about spending my $7 at the theatre watching their movies.
It has nothing to do with the emotional demands of a role; I've done comedies that are as draining to me as any drama.
I'm the kind of guy that if I don't work out, I will get bigger and look like one of the guys who used to play sports.
I've never been able to learn from other people's mistakes - I'm not that smart - so I usually learn by trial by fire.
I've been in fights, but that doesn't make me cool or like a tough guy or more interesting actor, I'm not proud of it.
It's very weird because the 'It' guy usually is not the 'It' guy next year or even a guy that anyone is talking about.