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I've long ago compromised my eight hours a night.
You should never try irony or self-effacing humour.
I was a sports fan, but I also went to peace marches.
I'm the kind of person who does not remember bad things.
I had been unaware that baseball was a Republican sport.
Americans accept that gangsters are running the government.
I couldn't care less about being a presenter at the Oscars.
It simply comes down to this, Get Busy Living, or Get Busy Dying.
Susan is just great. I know I'm biased, but she's a great actress.
I don't know if I ever really bought into the eternal damnation bit.
There are dumb actors. But there are dumb politicians and dumb bakers.
Notice what no one else notices and you'll know what no one else knows.
I don't care about Clinton's haircuts or his affairs or any of that stuff.
If you're in the position to help someone and you do it, it's very rewarding.
What you get is what you get. What you do with what you get, that’s more the point.
There's always someone telling you not to do something. The main thing is just to ignore them.
I ran spotlight. Swept up. Did box office. Ran the lighting board. But acting was the most fun.
When you have a person in power who punishes people for speaking their mind, it's truly dangerous.
I don't view myself as a political leftie. I view myself as a storyteller who is fair to both sides.
I love iconoclasts. I love individuals. I love people that are true to themselves, whatever the cost.
My father described me as the oldest baby he'd ever seen. I apparently was very serious and reflective.
If you find yourself in a movie that you have questions about, it's not a compromise to your integrity.
I learned never to listen to acting teachers because they don't know what the hell they're talking about.
I mean, what are they scared of? Who's going to vote for anyone from the Communist Party, for God's sake?
My philosophy is, don't take no for an answer and be willing to sacrifice your entire project for freedom.
Just because someone gets arrested doesn't mean what they are doing is wrong. Some laws are unfair and unjust.
You get money out of acting. You get gray hair out of directing. Actually, I get more of a rush from directing.
I like Spike Lee a lot. He's incredibly gifted and I don't think he gets the credit he deserves as a filmmaker.
When you make the judgement as a network that there are only three candidates, you are censoring points of view.
Any journey in life, if not done for human reasons of understanding and love, would be a very empty and lonely one.
New York is not conductive to theater. New York does not encourage its young. It does not encourage experimentation.
I wouldn't say I'm a method actor. I do research when I feel I don't have enough experience for the part I'm playing.
American people are not evil. Given information, they will do the right thing. But they're not given the information.
Toy Soldiers was my introduction to film. I certainly didn't think I was doing art by any stretch of the imagination.
There's the theory that nudity doesn't really make something sexy; the characters and their relationship make it sexy.
I have personal beliefs and they are sometimes reflected in the movies I make, but I also reflect other points of view.
I've used drugs that I do consider to be dangerous, drugs that are potentially detrimental to kids and society at large.
I started getting on my feet and clowning around, and they ended up putting me in a play when I was 12. And I was hooked.
I'm not gangly; I'm very coordinated. I do have a bit of a baby face. But I guess that just means I'll be working longer.
It was dangerous to hit the wrong kid in my neighborhood, because a lot of the guys I played with had fathers in the Mafia.
I wouldn't even get elected. I'd probably deck a couple of people, too which would not play very well with the national media.
You had to know how to fight or you had to know how to avoid a fight. I didn't enjoy fighting, so I learned how to avoid them.
There are a great number of Republicans who are economically conservative but have hearts and a consciousness about their country.
Directing is creating a whole. You're able to combine different elements and create a film that is unique and true to your vision.
If I'm a commodity, it wouldn't be a wise idea to buy stock in me - although, in the long run, maybe I'm a slow growth investment.
Altman was told they wouldn't do the film with me. He could easily have abandoned me, but he stood by me and really bailed me out.
Most good actors have a huge intelligence about the human condition and a real open heart to different kinds of people and behavior.
I think the enemy is self-censorship. In a free society the biggest danger is that you're afraid to the point where you censor yourself.
I don't want people to be inspired or offended by what I do. If you determine your behavior by what [other people] want, you're screwed.
I don't think people have been able to deal with the fact that African American filmmakers can make movies about life and relationships.