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I don't think that I'm as big as Lobo is, but if you could, like, transplant Mickey Rourke's body on my head, that would be just great.
The honor of being able to play Maura is transformative. I'm 70 years old. I should be in a reading room, reading Dickens or something.
When it comes to the fundamental issues that humanity faces, I think that solutions involve shifting consciousness towards cooperation.
A lot of people just look at acting as a quick fix - they don't have a work ethic. This is a job; it's not all margaritas on the beach.
For the record, if you're not a stage actor, climbing onto Broadway and tackling something like David Mamet is not an easy thing to do.
Shakespeare in the Park is one of the greatest gifts in New York City. You just have to wait for the tickets - and it's worth the wait.
'Grey's Anatomy,' that was a great show to be part of, but they work really long hours. They were all just really tired. Just worn out.
All of my girlfriends have been actors, and I've realized that maybe it's not for me - and find something else outside of the industry.
The definition of marriage cannot be disputed. It's right there in black and white and it's been the same since the start of Wikipedia.
I was quite naughty at school. I was always in the back of the class messing about with the Bunsen burner rather than paying attention.
I have to make half of my decision based on what I think my fans will appreciate, and the other half has to be for my personal reasons.
My first movie role was a supporting performance in a Canadian film called 'Final Lady.' It was a great opportunity for me at the time.
I love having different cultures around, but when the parent culture kind of dissipates, you're left thinking, 'Well, what's going on?'
The Americans all love 'The Holy Grail', and the English all love 'Life Of Brian', and I'm afraid on this one, I side with the English.
I can certainly see that you know your wine. Most of the guests who stay here wouldn't know the difference between Bordeaux and Claret.
If you help manufacture an enemy that's really evil, you can point to the fact that it's really evil, and say, "Hey, it's really evil."
Once you get into the groove of things and in the mood you are usually fine; it is before the event that you get nervous and irritable.
When you're really working well with a director then you can be as outrageous as you like and so can he. And there's no worry about it.
To me, nothing ever feels like a sure thing. I cling to that because it's very important you don't ever think anything is a sure thing.
Growing up, I remember the 'Cheers' finale and 'M*A*S*H' and all these amazing finales, and I remember them being very, very important.
I have huge respect for whistle-blowers, people who stand up against their bosses and losing their careers, just for truth and justice.
My first acting class was taught by a little known playwright, David Mamet, who then cast me in my first play, opposite John Malkovich.
I played football in the ninth and 10th grade. I looked a lot like Joe Namath, so I think my looks got me there more than my abilities.
I've ridden a bike since I was 18. It was the first transportation when I came to Hollywood because it was inexpensive and easy for me.
I wanted to be kicked and hit and bruised up and beaten. It became something that was an absolutely necessary part of every day for me.
Television is blue-collar work. You clock in in the morning; you work 12, 13 hours - sometimes 18 hours if you're doing 'Orphan Black.'
I think that anybody who says 'This is the one way to go about being an actor' has probably not done a lot of professional work before.
While they would have provided financial support if I had needed it, the greatest support my parents gave was emotional, psychological.
Success, and even life itself, wouldn't be worth anything if I didn't have my wife and children by my side. They mean everything to me.
I think it's always a challenge to adapt something from one medium to another - a novel into a film or a play into a movie or whatever.
It is important that alongside the blockbusters there are stories that can inspire and audiences can experience together in the cinema.
I know, who doesn't want to play a superhero, right? And everyone wants to play Superman or Batman. Everyone wants to play a superhero.
My mom is a singer and my Dad introduced me to bands such as Zeppelin and the Stones so music has always played a huge part in my life.
The phrases and language used everyday in an organization can in fact affect the way your team makes decisions and conducts themselves.
The way I analyze a script, I don't look at how many days I have off. I see how far they're going to push me. That's just the way I am.
Being with Kyra is so natural for me; it's the easiest aspect of my life. I know that I don't need a beach or room service to be happy.
When you work hard and you treat people great, regardless of what it is that you're doing, naturally people want to help and do things.
Anybody who knows the public school teacher world knows there's not a lot of money in teaching. You do it because you love what you do.
Sometimes I'll be flipping through the channels and I'll see a movie I'm in. And I'll probably stop and think, 'Sure, I'll watch this.'
When I'm applying for a new passport or something, someone will call me Christopher. Other than that, no one ever calls me Christopher.
I think I've been good at getting into lonely and troubled characters because, not to brag, but I'm the complete opposite in real life.
I always think of the Pacific Northwest as giant trees, and rain, and clouds and dampness, like the Native American art from that area.
I am a big one for subtlety and empathy. My dad was softly spoken and didn't carry his honours and accomplishments for everyone to see.
Im a good guy. I love playing bad guys, but good guys that have a good thing going on, I like that, too. I dont like passive good guys.
Special effects are characters. Special effects are essential elements. Just because you can't see them doesn't mean they aren't there.
It's always a collective group of people coming together to oppose those things which are fundamentally contrary to our basic humanity.
I think if I had joined the Army early, I would not have been able to appear in the drama 'Boys over Flowers' and had such a happy 20s.
In general, we are sort of conditioned to see a different body type as acceptable and maybe look away when the other body type arrives.
I'm not an equipment nut. I tend to use whatever's to hand. I have several cameras, of course, but I'm not emotional about any of them.
In my head I have had the most torrid affairs with actors I have worked with. You should hear what George Clooney and I have got up to!