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When I was growing up, I wanted to do Letterman and I loved that live, in-studio model. I still would do something like that.
The reason why most of actors got into acting was so that we could become other people and have fun with being somebody else.
I'll do what I can to promote the greater good. If you can harm one person to save 1,000, I'm gonna do it every f**king time.
If you go through my Instagram feed, it's like a flip book of me thinking I'm way more attractive than I am. It's nauseating.
When people ask me about my story, I just go through the positive stuff: the tent-pole moments, the big landmark checkpoints.
The thing is that I had no fear; no anxiety. I had this peace come over me and I just knew that word from the Lord was truth.
An appreciable number of directors have shifted to lower-cost films, allowing them to be satisfied with a more modest return.
That's always important to us, is being truthful. Not guessing, not making any assumptions. Just coming at it with knowledge.
I was always Luke because I had blond hair, and my mate Stu was Han. Han was the cool one. The Jedi were never the cool ones.
I always separate myself from reviews, but tweets and Instagram comments, they go directly to my phone. It's hard to keep up.
My introduction to acting was through theatre, so I actually saw a couple of Broadway shows that made me want to be an actor.
I really enjoy being part of the Marvel Universe. It's a cool bunch of people to work with, and they know what they're doing.
I was a big wrestling fan growing up. That was my thing. I had the action figures and the magazines and everything like that.
The truth is the real Christian experience is truly about repenting every day because there is no Christian that doesn't sin.
Usually, I only get to work a few weeks on a movie, or I often don't make it to the end of the movie because I'm disposed of.
Guide dogs for the blind. It's cruel really, isn't it? Getting a dog to lead a man round all day. Not fair on either of them.
I think you need to have the guts to not use comedy. Often, the people that work in comedy use a joke to avoid contemplation.
I am of the very last generation who didn't have computers at school. As we grow old we'll become something of an aberration.
People see me laughing and telling jokes, but they had no idea after the show was over, I had no joy in my life, in my heart.
Men and women really do want the same things. We just need each other to bring it out. That's really the truth of the matter.
I never thought about success. I always thought about doing the job at hand. My goal was getting through the show that night.
My exit strategy from pro wrestling wasn't carved in stone. I retired because of a few neck issues, some neurological issues.
Often people going into directing want to learn as much as they possibly can about "technique." And I say the hell with that.
If I'd made it right away as an actor, I would've stopped at a certain level and stayed there, probably as a character actor.
Mike Judge usually receives underwhelming acclaim for his movies when they come out; it takes a while for people to catch up.
I am used to training 10 to 12 sessions a week, so I have the physical and mental endurance that comes with being an athlete.
I'm a big Otis Redding fan, Al Green, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye. My hero is David Bowie. But I like the Beatles, the Stones.
And those Texas sunsets... I work a lot in Africa: Texas and Africa have the best sunsets on the planet, that I've ever seen.
I love action films. I'd love to do an action drama. I'm always looking to give my character something action-oriented to do.
You've got to keep pushing, keep driving, because in this business, you're going to hear 'no' a lot more than you hear 'yes.'
I like to watch mankind in its futile attempt to understand the unknown, when they don't even understand that which they know
You haven't experienced anything until you've been to Africa. You know the world is bigger than you are after you see Africa.
I find sharing intimate details with people that you don't know an interesting concept. I like to keep some things to myself.
I have two bikes: a classic 1978 Yamaha SR500 and a more modern Suzuki SV650. I've been into cars and bikes since I was tiny.
I hate it when women fight aging with plastic surgery or fashion choices. There's this arrogant youth worship in our society.
Terry Malick offered me three parts in 'The Thin Red Line.' I was busy shooting other movies while he asked me the first two.
Jennifer [Lawrence] and Josh [Hutcherson] seem very, very grounded. They're getting down to the film like they did last time.
If I could ask for any life, I'd like to be the lead singer and guitarist for Willie Nelson & Family. That is to say, Willie.
I'm finding myself increasingly attracted to literature that starts with pessimism as it's leading point and goes from there.
I think society has become more and more immune to reality television which is the most frightening thing in the world to me.
Chicago's a great city for filming. The city is so rich architecturally. I think that's part of what made 'Candyman' special.
I feel bad for young actors who become huge stars too quickly, because you haven't had a chance to practice your craft a lot.
I was a very poor young black boy in New Orleans, just a face without a name, swimming in a sea of poverty trying to survive.
A miniskirt shows just enough to cause some mystery. What these young women lack is mystery so the old women have to have it.
Madea is a cross between my mother and my aunt. She's the type of grandmother that was on every corner when I was growing up.
And now I have a big house, nice clothes and I travel in first class and I love it, so maybe it's time to enjoy being a star.
I'm producing more, but I think to direct, one has to have a burning desire, and that's not me. I'd rather do something else.
Hollywood, for me, is the studios. It's a way to produce. It's a different way to make movies, and I never took part in that.
I sometimes feel that I'm impersonating the dark unconscious of the whole human race. I know this sounds sick, but I love it.
I can always do theater; I can do Ibsen, I can do Macbeth, I can do Chekhov, I can do Moliere, Othello, I can do Richard III.