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It's nice to create a character, not just within two scenes, but within the journey of a whole movie. It's fun to do that.
A lot of African wildlife is very big. If you're protecting the big stuff, you're usually protecting the small stuff, too.
I have a specialized racing bike, which is great because it has a solid build, is comfortable to ride, and is lightweight.
I want to do some bigger films, so long as there's some sort of exciting creative element or a good filmmaker behind them.
I think control is a two-way street; sometimes people want to control things to keep them safe if they are afraid of life.
We all know that looking back only gets you into an accident because you're going to run into something without seeing it.
Scott Aukerman and Judd Apatow are two people who I owe a lot to, and it's always great to work with Scott whenever I can.
When I got to Grinnell College, I was part of the black turtleneck sweater and Camel cigarette crowd of poets and writers.
With my characters, I prefer to not say too much, and in fact, I tend to cut down some of the lines in most scripts I get.
I was irrevocably betrothed to laughter, the sound of which has always seemed to me the most civilised music in the world.
Flogging. The only solution to every problem. I warrant even the culprit himself doesn't know! It was just... his... turn!
The like factor is a great thing. Love cannot burn constantly. It's very hard for it to be so intense. But it's wonderful.
The spy genre is something which, as a fan of movies, a movie geek myself, I just love that cinematic joy that they bring.
Actors have an innate sense of self and humanity, the good ones do, and of being generous of heart and generous of spirit.
With such riches as I have in life, you're always nervous. Being Irish, you're waiting for something to knock it sideways.
(In) most cop shows, every cop in the squad speaks exactly the same and the same kind of short clipped film noir-ish talk.
God is not anything human. God is a force, God is chaos, God is unknown. God is terror and enlightenment at the same time.
Sometimes I have no choice but to wear my hair and I try to make it look as normal as possible, but no, there's no chance.
My theory has always been that everyone in show business is there because they were deprived of some attention as a child.
I've certainly had less practice at fatherhood than I have at acting, but in fatherhood, at least my failures are private!
'E.T.' depended absolutely on the concept of cinema, and I think that Steven Spielberg, who I'm very fond of, is a genius.
I really stay busy [in retirement]. I often have to cancel my golf games on the weekends to go play in tennis tournaments.
To read your own mind is to look at your self and read your soul. Hatred becomes love and that is the path I am working on
A live audience with live reactions feeds a different sort of acting that will then inform your film work, and vice versa.
I'm ambitious and I'm determined and I know where I'm going to be. It's not where I want to be, but where I'm going to be.
My little sister Debbie was born at Aldergrove, and my nan is from southern Ireland, so I do try and get over quite a bit.
I try to lie as much as I can when I'm interviewed. It's reverse psychology. I figure if you lie, they'll print the truth.
I've always been a fella who put most of my eggs in one basket and then take a dump in the basket but I really don't know.
You can't go from a $2,000-a-night suite at La Mirage to a penitentiary, and really understand it, and come out a liberal.
I always considered myself as a character actor. I always try to be versatile to show different sides of human experience.
I always think everything is going to be my last job so every single day is a gift. This whole life is an accident for me.
It makes me feel like working non-stop: at least, on sets, the level of security gives me a bit of privacy. It's a relief.
The world around us is in a sea change, and I think the glory of art is that it cannot only survive change, it can lead it
My brother is a policeman; my sister's an English teacher. When I hear what they make versus what I make, it's ridiculous.
I can be trained, I can actually show you how intelligent I am, I can use a word like delicatessen and know what it means.
I love both the sun and the moon, day and night. But I enjoy the day the most because I live in Rio and I can play sports.
I'm a spiritual person. I'm not very religious. I was raised Catholic, but I am influenced a lot by Buddhism and Hinduism.
Not only am I a spender, I have had a couple of business people in the past who have been spending my money quite happily.
I actually found it very moving how destructive depression is. I was really saddened by this burden people have to handle.
I like to go off the other actors in the scene, which kind of stinks when you're acting with someone who's not that great.
I do not impersonate females! How many women do you know who wear seven inch heels, four foot wigs, and skintight dresses?
My idea of a holiday was following my family up the hill with my pekinese, who would skip over the heather in front of me.
I dont want to just play gay characters, ... I think it would get boring to play the same thing again and again and again.
I can rely on me [being a director], unlike some actors. I never got anything less than what I needed from the lead actor.
At Christmas time, I spent an extortionate amount of money on Buzz Lightyear toys, baby clothes, Disney cars and the like.
I grew up in Essex, and all my life I wanted to live in London - now I do. I feel very privileged to be able to live here.
You can be cocky and confident, but when you start developing feelings for someone, suddenly your self-esteem drops a bit.
Each job you have has it's own challenges. One of the great things about my job, is that each film is a different journey.
I want a movie to be satisfying for an audience. That sense of having to get it done, no matter what cost, is what I like.
Intimacy is really good. But then again, the first disk on the record is not intimate in the least. It's a really good CD.