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I don't know why, but I like the saxophone.
Love is messy. It's not something that's real clean.
As an actor, you can't be off the market for too long.
I'm not a Buddhist, or a card-carrying member of any religion.
I know this sounds kind of crazy, but I think we're all actors.
My driving, I've been accused of not being the best, most safest driver.
I used to make fun of the kids in school who acted or went to dance class.
I don't consider myself a Hollywood liberal, but I have my convictions and my beliefs.
I only hear my own voice. When you start hearing other voices, then it's time to worry.
I'm not the greatest boyfriend, but I'm not a creep. It's more like I'm... absent-minded.
I don't worry about whether a character is likable, as long as the character is believable.
That's the great thing about being an actor, you know, you can just jump to different jobs.
In politics there are so many holes, so many contradictions, you don't know what's happening.
I don't like movies where everything happens fast. I like the buildup, the obstacles, the mystery.
It was being young and sensitive and an actor. There was a lot of pressure, everything was a hurdle.
I grew up with the white picket fence. My dad went to work nine to five, and he had a station wagon.
I don't hide out. If you build a wall around yourself, it draws people to invade it. Fear is the enemy.
Of course, if you're gonna make movies, you gotta make movies, and I'm not gonna say no to a good role.
It's a pretty good job being an actor, but it's work sometimes. And when I say work, I mean it's a job.
Sunsets are great. Sunrises are a mixed bag. You either got up way too early or went to bed way too late.
Actors don't generally go asking other actors for advice too much, but I'll take suggestions wherever I can.
I think anytime you can do something you haven't seen or done in a film before, it's always a great day as an actor.
I like to do comedy, but I'll be perfectly honest, I prefer to do drama and more character-driven-based stuff, generally.
I don't like to give out advice. I make suggestions when I get to know somebody a little bit, but I don't know about advice.
It's a pretty good job being an actor, but it's work sometimes. And when I say work, I mean it's a job. You're going to a job.
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.
The great, rewarding thing about directing is that you're overseeing the whole thing. When you're an actor, you're just one department.
I had acting teachers, and one of the things that was encouraged was to keep it fresh, to be spontaneous. That's the magic of film often.
When I started out as an actor I knew very little, which was probably a good thing. I was totally open. You don't judge yourself, you do it.
Looks aren't a big thing to me. I keep reading these articles in fan magazines about me, and I don't even know who they're talking about. It's boring.
When I was twenty-two it was a lot harder to get hurt by women. It was easier for me to, you know, cheat on a girlfriend. I can't lie like that anymore.
I sometimes think love is God's way of hoodwinking people into having kids. You fall in love, and all that passion goes into procreating and wanting children.
These are people who haven't gone through the legal means to becoming citizens like our forefathers did. They want all the benefits but none of the responsibilities.
I like to take chances. The actors I admire are the ones who aren't afraid to make themselves nasty, bad or even goofy. I've never shied away from controversial characters.
I don't know why, but audiences are often sympathetic to thieves. Sometimes they are more sympathetic to thieves then they are to earnest people. What does that say about society?
Acting is very competitive. There are few good scripts out there and the ones that are good are very competitive. You look at your options and often times they're not too appealing.
What's really great about Buddhism is its rational, informal quality. Coming from my experience of growing up a Catholic, I found Buddhism to be refreshingly easygoing and forgiving.
One of my biggest fears is not being able to break out of a rut; of becoming a prisoner to my ways, unable to change course. But in my mid-thirties, I learned you can change your thinking.
I'm drawn to women who live in a world different from my own. I don't believe you have to marry someone from your own backyard. James Joyce married a woman who never read any of his books.
I tend to wear my emotions on my sleeve. I've had my share of mood swings, believe me. But it's a powerful thing when you realize that you have dominion over your behavior and your passions.
I don't fall in love easily. It's odd; one of the first things I think about when I go out with a woman is what it would be like to be married to her. And yet I have a tough time committing.
The worst thing I could be accused of is that I'm a one-way dude, only out for myself. But the worst thing a woman can do is not to say anything. Especially when you're starting a relationship.
People get really nuts around cars. They get angry at cars, they get angry at their car, they get angry at people driving in cars; there's something really comical about that, about automobiles.
One thing that everybody told me about directing was, 'Never compromise'. And the whole job is a compromise. So it's very paradoxical. How do you not compromise when the whole thing is about compromise?
It's important to air your concerns and fears with someone you trust. When you're honest about how you can change and grow, and where your weaknesses are, then you open the door for improvement and change.
I think playing somebody who's schizophrenic is such a lesson as an actor. It gets you totally out of your comfort zone, because you can't rely on your technique, your external stuff. You've really gotta look inward, in a way.
I sometimes think love is God's way of hoodwinking people into having kids. You fall in love, and all that passion goes into procreating and wanting children. I've felt that need to want to raise a child. It's a creative urge.
Those are the kinds of roles you can really sink your teeth into. Characters with an edge. When you're playing someone who's sort of seedy, there's less limitation, there's so much space you can travel. There's room to move in.