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Actors can't retire. If actors retired, there would be nobody left to play old, wrinkly people. You have to keep going, darling - don't you?
I love those moments in any movie or film where there's a reference to a bigger picture, especially in Marvel where everything is connected.
That we are to stand by the President right or wrong is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public.
I've always enjoyed doing a huge variety of roles, which I think helps, instead of settling for the things I might be most comfortable with.
Anyone who lives in N.Y.C. will tell you that getting into a confrontation on a city street is a complete nightmare 100 percent of the time.
Being a father is certainly a task. But the best one that I could ever ask for. Being home, being with the family, that's what it's about...
I think Aaron Sorkin is like Shakespeare. When you go through it, there is a rhythm and clues all over the place of how it should be played.
I don't get surprised very often to be honest. I'm the kind of person who you couldn't throw a surprise party for because I'd figure it out.
It's a fun thing for journalists to say that Captain Kirk is the boyfriend role. I'm happy to give a laugh. But it's a really complex story.
It's really nice to have someone who's intelligent and articulate to talk to about what you're doing, because it's a big part of who we are.
The saying "the cherry on top" is only a good metaphor if the person listening or reading actually likes cherries on top of their ice cream.
Lon Chaney and Boris Karloff didn't like the word 'horror'. They, like I, went for the French description: 'the theatre of the fantastique'.
For me, it's about being at home and living a life. Taking the dog for a walk, doing the shopping, emptying the dishwasher, going for a run.
Respect your efforts, respect yourself. Self-respect leads to self-discipline. When you have both firmly under your belt, that's real power.
When a naked man is chasing a woman through an alley with a butcher knife and a hard-on, I figure he isn't out collecting for the Red Cross.
I mean, I've always been a libertarian. Leave everybody alone. Let everybody else do what they want. Just stay out of everybody else's hair.
Nobody looks like they did when they were 20, so why not take advantage of the fact that you're changing, emotionally as well as physically?
With period dramas, it's very easy to get excited because I love to do them. I'm a history nut and I love to immerse myself in the research.
It takes time for the absent to assume their true shape in our thoughts. After death they take on a firmer outline and then cease to change.
People always want to pin yesterday's news on you, as opposed to asking you what you're going to do for the future, what you're doing today.
I thought it's very funny that I ended up as a voiceover guy because when I started out as an actor, I had a very strong Long Island accent.
Theres something important, as an actor, about allowing yourself to be approached by people to do roles. People see different things in you.
It's the challenge of trying to evoke any kind of sympathy for a role that ordinarily we would say, "Oh, this is a bad guy" and dismiss him.
The Prohibition era is so vividly depicted in 'Lawless.' John Hillcoat does a remarkable job of rooting his film in such a tangible reality.
It's very rare that I get stopped or get asked for an autograph or anything - none of which I mind - but people don't really care that much.
I'm not looking for sequels, but when something comes to you, and you're already a fan of that world, you have the desire to do it your way.
I do walk with a bit of a swagger. I do swear a lot. And people are going to be offended by that. But in this PC world, you can't be honest.
You have this response of angry young people, with a war going on in Vietnam, a poverty program that was insufficient, and police brutality.
I've always had the hair of Lionel Ritchie since I was a boy, but the mullet sadly is a hairpiece. My wife won't let me rock that hairstyle.
It's much easier when you have your co-workers who are just, they're there in the moment. If you were out of the moment, you would feel odd.
It's a weird thing... putting your emotions out there for everybody to see while filming. I think it puts you in a kind of vulnerable state.
It's really great to get your kids involved in the kitchen. Not only will they have an appreciation for food, but their palates will expand.
Then I will tape the sets and even though I`m not very successful sometimes I will try to cut out the fat and put the jokes closer together.
When I discovered acting, I decided that's what I wanted to do above everything else. It was the first time I was passionate about anything.
I do think how two people dance with each other is indicative of how they feel about each other. It can tell a lot more than a verbal scene.
I think doing different accents is part of the job of acting, really. It's something else that I quite enjoy the challenge of, to be honest.
The best comedy audiences in the country and this is tried and true, I'm not just saying it, in my opinion are Boston, Atlanta, and Chicago.
Sometimes 'great acting' is just showing off - chewing up scenery and dialogue and other actors - the equivalent of a theatrical sugar rush.
There's no way around it, drama is very difficult to shoot. It's very heavy and something that you carry with you for the course of the day.
My mother used to tell me: "You gotta smile more. Because if you don't smile, the way you look at people, they'll think you're mad at them."
I think it is always tough no matter where you are in your journey. Always staying focused and knowing why you are doing what you are doing.
California is one of the strongest states with one of the solidest economies but, at the same time, ignores the reality of its farm workers.
I was the happiest kid ever, but I did choose to live around adults and today, now that I have a kid, I don't know if I would let him do it.
Africa is a continent that provides so much for the existence of the rest of the world. We go around the world and cultivate so many things.
My sons are a hell of a lot easier to get through to than my daughter is. She seems to have my number. She can just run through the buttons.
I have 52 first cousins. My mom and dad were the only two to move to North America, so I've got deep family there, but I'm a California kid.
I remember someone saying to my mom that it must be so glamorous to have a child acting in movies. They had no idea how hard it was for her.
I loved the old stories in National Lampoon, like the original story the movie Vacation was based on. I used to laugh at them until I cried.
Vegas is everything that's right with America. You can do whatever you want, 24 hours a day. They've effectively legalized everything there.
When I'm working, I'm going to avoid all media. No newspapers, no magazines, no movies, no radio, no TV. I'm just going to do creative work.