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I think anyone who's ever gone through adolescence and wanted something from their parents knows the basic tenets of a con.
I had a lot of nerves for a long time about career-oriented things, and I've slowly sort of let myself relax into it a bit.
To me, the punk rock kids I grew up with were really, really smart, and to me, respecting those kids was a really big deal.
We have a big appetite for putting people down but, at the heart of everyone, there's enough room for all of us to succeed.
I'm a massive fan of the 'Bourne' franchise, and I think Damon's brilliant in it, and I love the films. I'm really into it.
I don't consider myself a sociologist, I consider myself a filmmaker, among other things. Maybe an asshole but a filmmaker.
I'm not a normal director. You can't look at me that way. What's kept me alive is my technical skill at doing other things.
For me, I really enjoy telling stories and helping the younger generation, young actors to have the same opportunity I did.
I love good comedy. I don't like bad comedy. Of course, nobody loves bad comedy, but there's a lot of bad comedy out there.
In reality, there are very few villains who view themselves as villains. They just have a certain agenda at a certain time.
I performed stand-up because I didn't have to ask anyone's permission. My set was never joke-centric. It was a performance.
Have I ever been to a party with a ton of famous people in it? Yes, several times, so I guess that's a Hollywood lifestyle.
I don't think there's anybody better than Leonardo DiCaprio, and I've been saying that since before anyone knew who he was.
I grew up in a town of 5,000, surrounded by cows and oil fields, but there was a lot of opportunity in my tiny little town.
On August 28, 1933, Roosevelt signed Executive Order 6260, outlawing the constitutional right of U.S. citizens to own gold.
It may come as a surprise to some academics, but there is a marked relationship between economic power and political power.
When I did 'Crash,' to be honest with you, it was just another acting job. I just wanted to do as good as I possibly could.
In the end, I would love [the audience] to be more open to the understanding of different types of personalities, you know?
You should really try to live your childhood when you’re a child, because if you do it when you’re 26, it can be dangerous.
Work ethic is important because, unlike intelligence, athleticism, charisma, or any other natural attribute, it's a choice.
I don't want to impose on anyone else and make anyone else emotional or anything. I tend to quietly cry, kind of turn away.
Acting is very sacred. Anyone who stands in front of a crew with the camera recording their emotions is a brave individual.
If Islam's sole interest is the welfare of mankind, then Islam is the strongest advocate of human rights anywhere on Earth.
I don't know if there is any specific way to handle emotional pain. Loved ones, music, and self-medicating seem to help me.
I got good grades in math, but I never really enjoyed it. My favorite part of math was algebra, but geometry was the worst.
Just because I never went to university doesn't mean you can't read, although I do feel a bit uneducated from time to time.
Supposedly I'm impossible to talk to. But it's honestly not me being difficult. Sometimes you just don't have a lot to say.
I think one of the most important things in a relationship is caring for your significant other through good times and bad.
I wanted to write rather than do anything else. But 'cause I left school at 15, I didn't know what a noun was, still don't.
A job is a job, and there are days that are going to be boring, or you have a boss you don't like, or people you work with.
When I got my job on Parks, it was so dreamy, kind of unfathomable. I didn't think a job that excellent could exist for me.
I have a wife and anything. That's the arrangement we have. I have a wife, and she's cool. And also I have anything I want.
I think it's no secret that I've tried to take chances in my career and also in my life, and I believe to not live in fear.
I don't think movies are the reason why this violence exists, I think it's going to happen whether movies are there or not.
I'm just looking for good work. I just really love acting, and I'd like to jump on something that's really exciting for me.
Blood relatives often have nothing to do with family, and similarly, family is about who you choose to make your life with.
I'm very wary about giving advice. I think it's very dangerous to give advice to people, except if you know them very well.
Succesful people are all dreamers. A dream becomes an idea and then something concrete. I think it all starts with a dream.
The notion of directing a film is the invention of critics - the whole eloquence of cinema is achieved in the editing room.
There's a reason why actors are always dying to work with the Coens. They just set the stage for you to do their best work.
I like freedom. I wake up in the morning and say, 'I don't know, should I have a popsicle or a donut?' You know, who knows?
I would love to play the President. Give me the suit, give me the power, give me the oval office. That would be really fun.
It's a very enticing, very seductive place, but once you get to know what L.A.'s really like, you don't want to live there.
When you are a pit bull, and you love what you do and you are going to continue to grow, that talent will find its way out.
I think your teenage years define your musical roots forever. You're always looking for a theme for your high school years.
Of course I think it's a movie for everybody [Insane Farting Corpse], but that's probably just because it's a movie for me.
I think I was almost 12, so I knew who George C. Scott was, but if I could work with George C. Scott now, I'd be so pumped.
I definitely have a tendency to only see the blemishes of things, and see lots of things about my acting that I don't like.
I resent almost all of the time I spend in front of the television, but I find 'The Only Way Is Essex' absolutely riveting.
I don't have an agenda where I do a comedy and say, 'I have to do a drama next,' or 'I am looking for an action movie now.'