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That whole concept of 'I want to really go after people' - I don't understand that. Is it a roast, or is it an awards show?
I did have a bunch of goals I wanted to achieve when I was financially able to do so, but they had nothing to do with fame.
I was very, very large as a kid and never athletic, and my home life was a little upside down and I never felt comfortable.
In Missouri, where I come from, we don't talk about what we do - we just do it. If we talk about it, it's seen as bragging.
Success is a beast. And it actually puts the emphasis on the wrong thing. You get away with more instead of looking within.
I've never ridden a hog. I only have sport bikes. But that's basically how I get around L.A. Because traffic is horrendous.
Everyone's different. I mean, some people write journals for their characters and stuff, but that was never really my area.
It just occurred to me that there are some beautiful shots [in Rent Control] with the World Trade Center in the background.
I learned, especially from my mother, to respect the profession and take it seriously, but not take yourself too seriously.
Those offers come in now and again. They're not knocking down my door. I'm only an old character actor, and I'm not needed.
I consider myself a student, both in my work and my life, and I'm constantly learning and I'm constantly grateful for that.
I think that the movies I do are the ones that I really like the least. I don't like watching them because of that problem.
Most of my acting jobs have resulted in a series of mortifying revelations spread over years and years following the shoot.
Well, you know, my name is Ced and I kinda consider myself an entertainer. Hey that ain't bad yeah, Cedric the Entertainer.
I don't read reviews, but I do get feedback from my peers and people I know, like other actors and directors and producers.
The cinema is little more than a fad. It's canned drama. What audiences really want to see is flesh and blood on the stage.
From my big beautiful warlock brain, welcome to 'Sheen's Korner' ... You're either in my corner, or you're with the trolls.
Where I come from, there were traditions with my race and whenever you faced a curve in life, there was always a tradition.
Elvis Costello's song writing is so peerless and individualistic. It's storytelling and it's deeply intelligent and clever.
I feel that audiences are very sophisticated, and part of my challenge is to keep them engaged because they are so complex.
It doesn't matter how old I get, I always act like an excited five year-old kid with severe ADD and a waddle at Disneyland.
I just like testing myself. I just have that thing in me. Whatever it is that people tell me I can't do, I've gotta try it.
Success is absolutely intoxicating. I've seen people behave in ways that seem very far from how they would behave normally.
Whether you're scared of getting into a relationship; or taking the new job; or a confrontation - you have to size fear up.
I don't need to worry about that, that's always there on a slow simmer. The muscle I have to work on is being more present.
I try to live joyfully and the by the rule of treating others how you'd want to be treated - that's a good one to stick by.
The worst piece of advice I've gotten in my whole career is from somebody who said, 'Remember, it's all about likeability.'
None of my films are 'Pollyanna.' They're not little deers walking around with butterflies and stuff. That's not what I do.
Martha Stewart was convicted of four counts of lying and obstruction of justice and could serve up to 20 years in Congress.
President Bush is not fazed by other candidates' war records. He said, I may have not fought in Vietnam, but I created one.
We are breaking new ground in the territory of dumb with Shooting Fish. Dumb, but in good taste. Silly, but not ridiculous.
There is as much wisdom in listening as there is in speaking - and that goes for all relationships, not just romantic ones.
My idea of relaxation is not lying down by a beach. I have to move around, do stuff. Though I'm a massive quiz show person.
There's an alternative. There's always a third way, and it's not a combination of the other two ways. It's a different way.
I think [kids] enjoy reading, but it's a different world now. There are a lot of competitors for the imaginative attention.
When you're playing the same character for a decade it's natural that there are moments when you want to try something new.
I am very traditional as a man. I am not modern and never have been. I think I was born 50 years of age and out of my time.
I always like seeing people transforming themselves, in whatever way that might be, and a different accent is part of that.
The first movie that made me cry was 'Dead Poets Society.' That one gets me. 'O Captain! My Captain!' That moment kills me.
Any sort of bullying is a terrible thing, but I think online bullying is so much worse because it's psychological bullying.
I was a history major at Princeton University; I took exams in war and diplomacy, and I find those things very fascinating.
This isn't the most handsome face in the world, and there are a lot of younger guys out there, but I keep hanging in there.
The earth is a tremendous gift. There is nothing else like it in the known universe. I want to leave it the way I found it.
When you make a movie it's always interesting, because you end up in places you never would as a normal visitor or tourist.
When your heart is first, you can be absent of heart but when you put spirit first, you have a reason for why you do heart.
If life is too short, get off the floor at the hotel bar. How can you go big if you're on the floor? I don't understand it.
Luckily, I had that experience on 'Homeland,' to work with these unreal people who are unbelievably talented, great actors.
There's two sides to the sword. It's like, for as many people that love you, there's all the people out there who hate you.
There are a lot of great athletes who stop working out, and they get out of shape like everybody else in their 30s and 40s.
It's my job to really commit myself to the material and the project and be proud of what I've done, and I am in most cases.