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When people tell you what doesn't work, they're usually right. When they tell you how to fix it, they're usually wrong.
I've got kids and that's important. It's funny, you think that there's an expiration date on them and there just isn't.
It's not that I don't understand it. But people think if you speak with an English accent it somehow makes you smarter.
I really like acting but, just now, the more I read a script I find myself thinking I'd like to direct rather than act.
The Arc de Triomphe, the Eiffel Tower. They're monumental. They're straight out of Page 52 in your school history book.
Directing is probably the best job, but acting is really, really great. It's like a fun vacation that you get paid for.
I just take credit for being smart enough to find a guy as smart as Benett [Miller] to tell the story [of "Moneyball"].
We sometimes let ourselves be rated too much by others - we put so much emphasis on a paycheck or what a magazine says.
I love to laugh and dance. That's kind of my nature, though I end up always playing these angry, depressing characters.
Hollywood has more than its share of harsh and crewel stories. In fact, it's probably more the norm than the exception.
My act is pretty much me reflecting on what I want to talk about and what I think is funny and what has happened to me.
If you think anyone goes out and commits crimes because of some daffy film they've seen, then I question your judgment.
Sharon Stone has the kind of face I'd leave my wife for. Since I'm not married, I'll have to leave someone else's wife.
The best way not to fail again is to be absolutely positive that when you do it this time, you're going to do it right.
I'm just trying desperately to hang on to my true friends. Like Jon Voight. We laugh all the time at how stupid we are.
I've been in a lot of cult movies, but I've been very fortunate to have been involved in projects that people remember.
I think there's a difference between a working actor, a movie star and a celebrity. They're all three different things.
I've said that movies are the highest stakes make-believe game in the world, and this is truly the most highest stakes.
I've always negotiated the world very physically, from football to tussling at the playground to taking my clothes off.
I used to work for the Clippers - I sold tickets - so I was in the Staples Center all the time. I'm a big Clippers fan.
Somehow, by just continually pestering the general public by appearing on television, they accepted me and wanted more.
My mum fought for feminism in her day so instilled in me the importance of equality. She taught me so much about women.
I truly love being an actor. I love it with all my heart and soul, and I hope that I get to do it for a very long time.
The truth is really funny. It's uncomfortable sometimes, it's dramatic sometimes, but it's really funny. Life is funny.
Being at the genesis of the creative process is definitely something I want to keep doing. It's just such a great buzz.
You're not going to hear me sing about being on a tractor or being married... because I don't know anything about that.
My father was an actor, and my mother was his agent, so I had it on both sides: the crazy actor and his representation.
When I did 'Young Guns II,' I hung out with Emilio and Kiefer, and I once took a trip with Rob Lowe - we jumped trains.
If I could only get people to rub my belly for good lucky and then throw money in my fountain, it'd be a perfect world.
I think a hero is an ordinary individual who finds strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles.
I come from a show-business family, so wanting to become an actor never crossed my mind. It was just a part of my life.
Most people are afraid of change, but if you look at it as something you can always count on, then it can be a comfort.
My wife and I are both Libertarian; she was a Democrat and I was a Republican, and we both met in the middle somewhere.
'Mystic River' just smelled interesting to me. So I read it and liked it right away. Even the dialogue in it was great.
Well, I've always been a character actor, you know, and you always get your share of character actors who are bad guys.
Over ten thousand people have signed a petition to recall Governor Schwarzenegger. I'm sorry, that is next year's joke.
I think if you don't have it [desire], you're not going to be pushed into anything. You've got to want to do something.
Both of my parents have been actors; there were a lot of show tunes on in the car all of the time. I grew up with that.
Dane DeHaan, certainly, is kind of the best friend I've made through acting, in terms of another actor. He's fantastic.
It's important for people of color to link up with issues around globalization, food security, health, the environment.
The great thing about Showtime is that they really give us leeway and the range to explore the real dark side of stuff.
I absolutely love doing comedy, however, of course as an actor, I would love the opportunity to do more dramatic roles.
Wherever I can go, I hit the water, whether it's the ocean, or in L.A. it's Zuma Beach in Malibu; I just hit the water.
That's one of the good things about being recognisable - if you need a quick escape, the cabbies will take care of you.
The great thing about being an actor is things happen to you very quickly. I like to put myself in the way of surprise.
The first movie that made me cry was Dead Poets Society. That one gets me. O Captain! My Captain! That moment kills me.
The first season of a show is kind of like an extended pilot. You're only really on the map if it goes a second season.
I think we're going to carry the 'Ice Age's up to 'Ice Age 15,' which means basically they'll be in the present decade.
For many years, I was obsessed about what I was eating, how many calories it had, and how much exercise I'd have to do.
I always say, 'Thank goodness 'Wimpy Kid' was a comedy because my singing in that was more humorous than professional.'