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One minute, it seemed I had more movie offers than I could handle; the next - no one wanted me.
I like books. I've always got a literature book going. I'd be in there reading, in my off time.
I can walk down the street all day and people look at me, but they don't talk to me or stop me.
Sexy is a girl who's comfortable with herself. Long legs are beautiful... and also a nice neck.
I think that you always have something left, that you take something of the character with you.
Writing and directing has always been my first passion. That's where the focus of my energy is.
I've won many awards and I want more. If you want to call it hunger then I'm hungry for awards.
If I don't have a meaning to what I am doing, I am not convinced to be a part of that activity.
In London I had pear trees in my back garden, so I'd make my own pear and green tomato chutney.
I love - oh God, I shouldn't say this - I'm really good at bringing orchids back from the dead.
It seems to me that if there were any logic to our language, trust would be a four letter word.
I'm usually nervous to meet people that I admire because what if they're not cool or something?
I was an anomaly because my father was a Harvard man, and he came from a family of poor people.
I would like to work in any country in an interesting project. The country is not so important.
Everywhere I go in the world, people know me and recognise me and really show affection for me.
I had done some TV movies that were great experiences but, no, I wasn't looking to do a series.
There's nothing wrong with letting the girls know that you're money and that you want to party.
If people are looking forward to my films, then I am happy, and I must be doing something right.
Today I divide my day between being actor, producer and distributor, and the monotony is broken.
I think what you see [in Salome the play backstage] is an artist having this fit of temperament.
It has been great portraying Gollum, but it will be great to see my face on screen for a change.
I love my country. And I would have to renounce my Spanish citizenship to become a U.S. Citizen.
My tendency is to be the guy in the back, even though I often end up being the guy in the front.
The test audience holds a great deal of power in the process of filmmaking in the United States.
I've been grateful enough, smart enough to take the work with Ian McKellen in Gods And Monsters.
Hollywood is a goofy place. But I like it.... If one weren't a little mad one wouldn't be there.
In good comedy, the structure comes from truth and that weird eye that looks at the way life is.
The only reason they come to see me is that I know that life is great - and they know I know it.
If I were to write a book about the progress of getting to a third film, it would be a long one.
Any kids out there, don't base your homework on 'Merlin.' Just enjoy it and then read the books.
First, do it. Second, do it well. Third, do it well and fast — that means you're a professional.
I don't mind autograph hunters when I go down the fish and chip shop. As long as I get my chips.
The beauty of being an actor in a horror film is that you know what to expect and what's coming.
The longer you have something, the stronger the bond. That's true with people as well as things.
It's always been my hope, as an actor, to reveal only what is relevant about myself to the work.
I was born in Manhattan on West 12th. My parents were kind of hippies and they did a home birth.
Alexander Gonzalez Inarritu is a great director. He's the one I first worked with. He's amazing.
I'm interested in all things that Donald Trump does. I've known him since 1980. He's a good man.
You know what 'DOUBT' stands for? It stands for 'Debate On Understanding Bewildersome Thoughts.'
I guess, the hardest obstacles I've had to overcome in my life are deaths of people close to me.
Literally, I see my writing as transcription - a transcription of what I see, hear, think, live.
I've always been a fan of plain writing. I hate metaphor-laden, heavily larded, lyrical writing.
Believe in yourself, work hard, work smart and passionately present your best self to the world.
Do I look like a sex-symbol or a pin-up boy? It's just that my father presented me like a dream.
Multiculturalism is social poison. Toleration of intolerance isn't sophistication. It's suicide.
Time is very important to art and if you don't have the time to select, art goes out the window.
The National is the most advanced package of technological wonders yet assembled under one roof.
I was always a big fan of Charlie Chaplin movies. I love 'The Great Dictator' and 'City Lights.'
I always told Hitch that it would have been better to put seats around the set and sell tickets.
I'm a pretty quiet guy, but if people want to think of me as a lady killer, I guess that's good.