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I wanted to be in The Emerald Forest. I chased that one for six months before it all came about. I wanted to work with John Boorman!
Don't get hung up on the size. If you feel bad about yourself because a 12 is what fits, take a Sharpie, and write '6' on the label.
I remember auditioning for 'Moulin Rouge!,' the part that Ewan McGregor played. I was so young: I was literally just out of college.
I remember running up to my dad and saying, 'I want to be an actor when I grow up!' And him saying, 'Yeah, well we'll talk about it.'
I feel very privileged to have worked with a lot of outstanding actors: Alun Armstrong, Peter Mullan, Matt Smith and Andrew Garfield.
I think lifes a bit of what you make it and a little smidgen of you being the jellyfish, and the tides just gently helping you along.
I just go wherever work brings me. I share a house with friends in L.A., and I share a house with friends in Montreal when I'm there.
My concern has always been that people who I portray, or the professions that I portray, are not embarrassed by my portrayal of them.
I had the benefit of there being no stigma attached to the arts. My brother's a ballet dancer, and he never came up against anything.
I had an unhealthy obsession with 'Only Fools and Horses.' I still have to watch an episode with my brother every two or three weeks.
My tendency is to be quiet and to stay focused and in character. Not the entire time, but certainly to stay focused while I'm on set.
I planned so well for my post-'Cosby Show' life that I don't have to make desperate acting choices that conflict with what my values.
Number one, like yourself. Number two, you have to eat healthy. And number three, you've got to squeeze your buns. That's my formula.
Style applies to a lifestyle. It's not about being told this is trendy, you must do it. Now people have more access than ever before.
I love dark chocolate. I'm also a peanut butter and chocolate fanatic. That's pretty much the greatest invention of the last century.
I grew up listening to blues and rock n' roll and other music, but, legitimately, the Stones is one of my favorite bands in the world.
I was a psychology major. I think that definitely helps in general life; I enjoy trying to figure out why people are the way they are.
I just really enjoy the ritual of going to work and playing, which is essentially what we do. We play pretend. Acting is a kids' game.
Christmas always sucked when I was a kid because I believed in Santa Claus. Unfortunately, so did my parents. So I never got anything.
I'm not running about playing romantic leads. I don't know if that's a good or a bad thing, but it's the way it's sort of working out.
It's important in show business to have friends who understand the cut and thrust of everyday working life and the constant rejection.
I wanted to be in 'The Emerald Forest.' I chased that one for six months before it all came about. I wanted to work with John Boorman!
I'm the clown you take out of the box and wind up when you need a good laugh. And then, when you're done with me, I go back in my box.
I think life's a bit of what you make it and a little smidgen of you being the jellyfish, and the tide's just gently helping you along.
I grew up listening to blues and rock 'n' roll and other music, but, legitimately, the Stones is one of my favorite bands in the world.
I remember the first time I fell in love. That rush is just overwhelming and you don't think there's ever going to be anything like it.
Be careful what you wish for because you will get it. Be even more careful what you work for because you will get it even more quickly.
Like a soldier back from battle you fill my vision. You're a flood, a baptism I'd forgotten, and the force of you leaves me breathless.
I don't want to disrespect hip-hop by being something I'm not. I'm Pooch Hall. My strength is in front the camera and holding dialogue.
You don't need money to look fabulous. There are so many awesome new designers, so many designers doing collections for mass retailers.
You should feel beautiful and you should feel safe. What you surround yourself with should bring you peace of mind and peace of spirit.
Seeing, feeling, thinking, believing - these are the stages of how we change our style on the outside and our self-image on the inside.
I love little theatres because it's very intimate, and you can have a very easy rapport with the audience. Everyone's in the same room.
When I was filming 'Lost,' we'd be in the jungle. The only thing we had to contend with was the sound of the ocean. That was it, really.
You make up your mind what part you want to read for and why. It's kept me focused - on what's important, what I want, and what I don't.
The great thing about 'X-Men' is that it takes characters that are quite firmly established in the comics and puts them in new contexts.
I've always been a poet. My dad went to Lincoln University with Gil-Scott Heron, so I came out of the womb listening to Gil-Scott Heron.
I, myself, deeply regret what happened between me and President Clinton. Let me say it again: I. Myself. Deeply. Regret. What. Happened.
I'd be lying if I said I wasn't angry some days. But I really have worked hard to put a lot of the anger and disappointment in the past.
I suffered from eating disorders when I was just a kid. I did not like me or the way I looked. But back then, you could not tell anyone.
After all the throwing up, I would starve myself. Which meant eating lettuce and water for two and a half months. I almost lost my life.
The key to personal style is understanding your individual beauty enough to know which looks will work for you and which probably won't.
It's interesting - years ago, I had such bad stage fright during musical theater auditions that I just gave up. And now I'm on Broadway.
People, when they get out of a long stretch of prison, are completely mal-adapted to society. Comfort for them is when there is a threat.
How many times can you play an action character, or a quirky romantic? Every actor has to find his own way to make each character unique.
And understandably so, that when you're in legal jeopardy, you really cannot put yourself in a position to open yourself up to the media.
When I lost my weight, I went and bought about 15 different types of underwear to see what would look good on my new body. It's exciting!
It's terrible, the way obese children and adults are treated in this country [USA]. And I'm not leaving this Earth until that is changed.
I did stand-up for a good number of years while I was still living in New York, and those people primarily knew me as 'the kid stand-up.'
Courtney Love is a loose cannon. She says what she thinks. She's wild on the red carpet. You get the best sound bites from Courtney Love.