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I have no ambition whatsoever. I don't know whether that's because I'm afraid of losing, or of failure - of not being the best.
I credit my parents for instilling in me a good work ethic and the sensibility that God serves those best who serve themselves.
It's very rare that you get a director that lets you be creative and bring what you feel your character should do or should be.
I grew up watching stand-ups and thought it was so entertaining and unique - you didn’t see that as a job description anywhere.
I grew up watching stand-ups and thought it was so entertaining and unique - you didn't see that as a job description anywhere.
I write a lot about my experiences and the people I meet. Ive got a lot of material. But a book about me? It seems sort of odd.
The only real experiences I've had with therapists were the ones who were working with me and my family when my mother was ill.
And if I die before I wake I pray the lord my soul to take But please don't cry Just know that I have made these songs for you.
Put your nose into the Bible everyday. It is your spiritual food. And then share it. Make a vow not to be a lukewarm Christian.
Working with a great director is wonderful for an actor because it means that you're not forced to take the advice of an idiot.
I can't remember a picture that has expressed black attitudes and personal relationships as vividly as we've done in 'Cadence.'
I should be soaring away with my head tilted slightly toward the gods, feeding on the caviar of Shakespeare. An actor must act.
I love to ask people questions. I want to know everything about them, even things that may be seemingly socially inappropriate.
Bruce Lee only played himself. Chuck Norris is a martial artist that does acting. I want to be an actor that does martial arts.
My dad's probably one of the kindest people in the world. When I was younger that's not how I was- I was a little spoiled brat.
When you grow up in the [film] industry, the director is your father. You follow your father's lead, but you make your own way.
I've never been known for being a team player, but I've adjusted to being part of a big cast and it has worked out beautifully.
I also surround myself with good people who keep me and bring the best out of me. I don't generally hang out with crazy people.
I am so used to being able to express myself from being an actor. So when people don't understand me, I'm just completely lost.
You're not really just a filmmaker that makes a movie good most of the time. It's everybody involved; it's a collective effort.
I was just passing buy some racks of socks and remembered I needed some. So I picked 'em up. 1 black, 2 grey and 3 white pairs.
When I left school, I got a job in a shoe shop and I used to save 15 quid a week and pay for my own singing and acting lessons.
I do weights and work out different body parts on different days. I don't do cardio - I did too much in my tennis-playing days!
All my life, people have asked me what I was so mad about. 'Why you so mad?' And I was never mad. I'm not mad, I just look mad.
I don't even know how to define myself. I'm a person who writes. It's something I enjoy, and hopefully people enjoy it as well.
As a child, I use to act with my sisters at home, we created our own scenarios and acted them out, we had great fun doing that.
The world is slowly evolving into a place where the things that we have seen as being taboo are starting to open up a bit more.
With TV, you don't know, but you can build it as you go and bring some things to life. It's malleable, changeable and flexible.
I don't wanna hear nobody complain that they're getting paid all this money and people won't leave them alone. It's part of it.
What's great about being a character actor is you know that you can survive forever. It's not about the gloss of your eyebrows.
One of my greatest fears is not being able to change, to be caught in a never-ending cycle of sameness. Growth is so important.
The first music I was ever exposed to was Irish folk music, like the Clancy Brothers. My father plays that and Christmas songs.
I like conflict, drama's conflict and if you don't have that in the character it's really not a worthwhile role to play for me.
Soft lips are big for me. Not a whole lot of lip gloss. You don't want your first good kiss to taste like strawberry shortcake!
I think the key to directing a great music video is in making sure the song is great, and if it is, then it becomes really fun.
When you're making an independent film what you don't have in time and money you have to make up with creativity and diligence.
I like quips. I like whiffs of cynicism and I think they can be witty. But I don't really know where wittiness is constructive.
When I yell at my TV, it's usually watching... usually it happens during the election. There's when I'm watching CNN and MSNBC.
I've always lived by the ocean, and I always will. There's nothing like taking a walk and being able to smell the ocean breeze.
I think English is a fantastic, rich and musical language, but of course your mother tongue is the most important for an actor.
There are those who want to believe but can't, and there are those who believe as children and it's no problem for them at all.
The only way to maintain a moderate sum of happiness in this life, is not to worry about the future or regret the past too much
I tell you what really turns my toes up: love scenes with 68-year-old men and actresses young enough to be their granddaughter.
In my opinion, everybody is getting older and older. We have a great deal of dementia because nobody grew old enough to get it.
I just had a really good time when I did my voice work for Call of Duty. Ive had nothing but great interaction with Activision.
If your work isn't exciting, doesn't stir the emotions, where's the challenge? Where's the progress if you always play it safe?
You have to know your craft. I find that most people who are very, very successful know their craft and have done the research.
Why aren't there enough black cops out there? We need black cops to come in and educate some of the white cops who have issues.
You've probably read in People that I'm a nice guy - but when the doctor first told me I had Parkinson's, I wanted to kill him.
To make independent films, you can't think about them too much, ponder on them too much, get overwhelmed by the enormity of it.