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That's pretty much what every scene is about, getting people to see your point of view. Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose.
I'm not religious. It's an issue, 'cause I've got two little kids, and I feel you can't grow up without knowledge of religion.
Everybody has their 15 minutes, and those 15 minutes should be spent in a private limo and a private plane. It's the ultimate.
Writing an acceptance speech gives you the expectation of winning, and you are therefore devastated or hurt if you didn't win.
I wouldn't change anything for the world, although the fame part of this [entertainment] industry is tough to handle at times.
I probably get eight straight hours of acting in an entire season or two seasons of Suits. It's broken into such small pieces.
I got spoiled on 'Breaking Bad.' Playing the same guy for four or five seasons, you get to really explore who the character is.
I grew up in the '90s. I listened to a lot of The Clash, Velvet Underground and Roxy Music. I wasn't into Boyzone, or anything.
When I do stand-up shows at colleges, girls will talk to me after the show, and that always feels good. I like talking to them.
Be very careful about your care. Don't use it for sexual high jinks. It can get ugly - trust me. Also be careful when flushing.
I don't paint butter dishes, doilies, or hummingbirds in my garden. It's more raw, I suppose. But it always creates a reaction.
Certainly, I look for different characters 'cause I always like to keep people guessing, and I also don't like to get typecast.
I didn't want to go to college or work in an office or have a nine-to-five job. I knew that quite clearly before I left school.
It's better to be known by six people for something you're proud of than to be known by sixty million for something you're not.
By anyone's measure, [Warren Beatty] is proven himself. But he still sets out to make something as great as it possibly can be.
When you're with someone, you want everything to be great. And that's the pressure that you put on, and what you just can't do.
Manhattan is like Beverly Hills. And the soul of New York has moved to Brooklyn, where everything new and exciting seems to be.
I don't have any fear of turning 30. But maybe that's because I know I'm never going to be 30 mentally at any point in my life!
I've been involved with great scripts and so-so leadership, and it's clear to me that leadership is the most compelling factor.
Award ceremonies are strange because you're sitting next to someone you've never met; you're celebrating with a total stranger.
About once a year, I do these long-distance relays with some friends of mine, and it takes about 27 or 28 hours to complete it.
In a democratic age, only the behavior of the authorities is subject to public criticism; that of the people themselves, never.
You've got to make the most of where you are. Then, when you're somewhere else, you've got to have the ability to fulfill that.
Ryan Gosling. He was a good kid, good actor. I like him very much. What was the name of the movie? I've forgotten it. Fracture.
If you want to buy a good movie, you'll buy a good movie. If you don't want to buy a good movie, you'll buy a 'Twilight' movie.
With all the movies I've done, I still get recognized from my episode of 'Law & Order' more than anything else. It never fails.
It's rather nice to think that a song such as 'What Kind of Fool Am I?' is a standard that will be around for many, many years.
It's a blessing and a curse. But it's not always the best situation to be in. As a profession, I don't recommend acting at all.
'The Globe' is one of the most terrifying theatres in London. It's that mob element - everyone packed in and staring up at you.
There are a lot of perks that come with fame, and with every positive there's a negative, and then it all kind of balances out.
The sexiest thing in the entire world is being really smart. And being thoughtful. And being generous. Everything else is crap!
Writing is an incredibly creatively empowering experience for me. It is the place where nobody tries to control what I'm doing.
I'm convinced that had I not changed my name, I don't think I would have had quite the same career curve that I eventually had.
'Animal Kingdom' is a significant comet, and it's cast a tail. It's very hard to see anything post that happening without that.
At any period of an actor's life, it's fairly likely that they'll be cast in ways that are reminiscent. That's the way it goes.
Growing up in Oklahoma, there wasn't much to do. Play sports, do a lot of drugs, or read and watch movies, which is what I did.
I like watching Kate McKinnon do something - there's a joy in seeing a new move from somebody and going, 'Oh, she can do that.'
The atheists traditionally hold their conventions from Good Friday to Easter Sunday during the hours Christ spent in the grave.
I'm fascinated by movies and enjoy that, of course, but always, the measure of how you are functioning in the arts was theater.
But you talk to most filmmakers and it is six, seven, eight years trying to get things off the ground. It is incredible really.
A man tells his stories so many times that he becomes the stories. They live on after him, and in that way he becomes immortal.
Jazz is very much a part of my life. I work with the Thelonious Monk Institute and do the artwork for their program every year.
I like Columbus, Ohio, because it's Pleasantville for real. They have the nicest white people I have ever met, and I mean that!
Whenever people hear that Kurt Cobain was a fan of my standup, it's like hearing Jimi Hendrix loved Buddy Hackett or something.
I dare make those comparisons, but we often said 'the making of' would be as interesting if not more interesting than the film.
It's those difficult times that inform the next wonderful time, and it's a series of trade-offs, of events, of wins and losses.
I think it's what art should do: make you feel less alone - either in the quest for truth or in dealing with any pain you have.
Warlords, dictators and terrorists are normally okay with the U.S., as long as they do the bidding of U.S. corporate interests.
I try to do as much as I can. I probably knew more about Earl Mills than anybody on earth besides people who actually knew him.
You look at that movie [Dude, Where's My Car?] now, and you know exactly when it was made. And that's what kids were like then.