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The past has to inform the present.
The past has to inform the present...
It's nice to work with people who know and trust you.
I love to act, and I try to be challenged by what I do
I love to act, and I try to be challenged by what I do.
The nice thing about Toronto is there's not a competition.
I've done nudity. I'm an exhibitionist. It doesn't matter.
I play chess badly and I've been beaten by my 10-year old son
I play chess badly and I've been beaten by my 10-year old son.
You think of stars as ambitious or aggressive or self-oriented.
People are never too young or too old to look for human connection.
I think I've had more of a variety in what I've done than most actors
I think I've had more of a variety in what I've done than most actors.
When I see these guys write all this macho stuff I want to smash their heads.
My sensitivity level is high, but I think that's one of my assets as an actor.
My interest lies in my self-expression - what's inside of me - not what I'm in.
My interest lies in my self-expression -- what's inside of me -- not what I'm in.
A lot of films need planning in order to survive at all. It's part of the dog and pony show
A lot of films need planning in order to survive at all. It's part of the dog and pony show.
I make a list of what I have in common, and what I don't have in common, with someone I'm playing
I make a list of what I have in common, and what I don't have in common, with someone I'm playing.
If I was a criminal, stationery stores and bakeries would be the two kinds of places I would concentrate on.
I think you learn more from looking at how things occurred and what happened afterward, not just at the event
I think you learn more from looking at how things occurred and what happened afterward, not just at the event.
The romance stuff is easy. A sex scene... that's hard, because you don't know what to do. Those scenes are awkward.
In my first film, Five Corners, I played a very scary, violent crazed character, and it exposed me to a lot of directors.
Levi is one of the best authors I've ever read. It's hard not to have an immediate personal response to his work. He has such a quiet tone.
A lot of those people aren't their best salesmen. They're the opposite of a salesperson and I think there's something attractive about that.
Games sometimes can reveal things. To watch someone in movement, unconscious movement, can be very stimulating and revealing, whether they win or not
Games sometimes can reveal things. To watch someone in movement, unconscious movement, can be very stimulating and revealing, whether they win or not.
It's great to watch someone get the most out of what they can do, whether they're a beautiful performer or just a really gritty performer. It's something to behold.
Al Michaels is a good announcer. I think Keith Jackson is a terrific announcer. I always loved him on Monday Night Football. I never understood why they got rid of him
Al Michaels is a good announcer. I think Keith Jackson is a terrific announcer. I always loved him on Monday Night Football. I never understood why they got rid of him.
Even people within a relationship can be really alone, and then have to go outside of it in order to find something, whatever it is. It may be very bizarre and maybe something very tender.
When you're directing, it is a little easier, because when you're the actor, you have a to be a little more of a child. You have to get into the child's aspect of your personality a little bit more.
One thing I have is that I have never been afraid to expose myself in a way, and I really think I got that from my mother. That's a great gift you can give to a child, that they have confidence in their abilities.
I come from a very expressive family, so it's really not surprising that we became actors. There was a lot of real-life drama in our house. Some of it was drama, some of it was comedy and some of it was comic-tragedy.
I've always liked clothes. I usually work very closely with the costume designer when I work on films, picking the fabrics and the clothes. And colors convey feelings. I like swatches and things like that. It makes me feel at home.
In a lot of movies, honestly, the directors don't talk to you that much. Maybe they say, "Faster, slower," whatever. Sometimes they give you little adjustments, because sometimes you want to start out neutral, but a lot of times you wind up directing yourself anyway, just doing what you think is the right thing to do.