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" Acting had become something I did and did well - but didn't particularly enjoy. "
Acting
Something
Well
" A script arrived, and on the front cover - scrawled really big, as if it were a book report - is 'Django Unchained, written by Quentin Tarantino.' And I thought, 'Well, no art department came up with this; this is Quentin's writing.' "
Thought
Well
Writing
" Because of fear, and the way my career went, I started playing a lot of villainous roles. "
Career
Way
Lot
" Character actors have a long shelf life. "
Shelf Life
Character
Life
" I always think that people who are - maybe 'insane' is too strong a word, but there's more of a spiritual connection. Sometimes they can see below the surface. "
Think
Strong
Always
" I'd always keep going back to the acting. Once the rent was paid, and the phone bill, the next money you had was for acting classes. "
You
Phone
Money
" I don't know why every actor doesn't do more plays. "
More
Every
Why
" I guess once you've seen Uma Thurman beaten up endlessly in the 'Kill Bill' movies, you think, 'If Uma can take it, what's the matter with me?' "
Me
Up
You
" I had a bike as a kid, and when I worked in Manhattan - I had a 10-speed - I rode from downtown to 68th and Madison for my day job. I knew about fighting traffic, but nothing about racing. "
Job
Bike
Day
" I had a handle on satisfaction, and I loved my career, but I didn't really know what happiness was. So I started on this quest to have a happy life. "
Happy Life
Know
Life
" I have my opinions about the way my father was. But they are my opinions, not necessarily the truth, and they are certainly not the whole spectrum of what this man was going through. It's my young, selfish interpretation of that person. "
Opinions
Father
Man
" I'm not getting involved in sports anymore, except on film. I'm not agile unless a camera's going. "
Film
Involved
Sports
" In my drive to be the perfect artist, I've left a lot of living to the side. "
Artist
Side
Drive
" It would be a dream come true to appear on Turner Classic Movies with Robert Osborne, who is one of my heroes. "
Classic
Movies
Dream
" I've done a lot of stage in my life, but I never had to dominate a stage for three hours. "
Stage
Never
Three
" I've done a lot of things with theater that I'm very, very proud of. "
Proud
Done
Things
" I've done three Broadway shows; once the curtain goes up, that's it. I mean, you prepare and you rehearse like crazy, but after opening night, the director's not there anymore, you know. He gives you notes during previews after each performance, but opening night, you're on your own. "
Crazy
Know
Night
" I've had a 'Zelig'-like career. I pop up unexpectedly. I'm always kind of around. "
Career
Always
Up
" I've had the good fortune of working with some amazing people. I mean, my first Broadway show was with Elizabeth Taylor and Maureen Stapleton. Maureen Stapleton, a legend in the theatre; Elizabeth Taylor, a legend, period. "
Good
Legend
People
" I've never chosen or rejected a role because of money. "
Money
Role
Never
" My first Broadway show was with Elizabeth Taylor and Maureen Stapleton. Maureen Stapleton, a legend in the theatre; Elizabeth Taylor, a legend, period. "
Theatre
Broadway
First
" One of my best friends, Stephen Sprouse, Bill Dugan, and I worked designing clothes, doing every conceivable thing. New York was a really intoxicating period for me, literally and figuratively. There was a lot of overlap with Andy Warhol, Studio 54, and Halston. "
Friends
Clothes
New York
" The cult of celebrity turned me off, and when the opportunities came along for me to play different characters, that's what I went for rather than the safe choices. "
Safe
Me
Choices
" There are always leading characters. There are always complex characters; there are very rewarding plays with great directors and tremendous playwrights, yeah. I've done a lot of things with theater that I'm very, very proud of. "
Done
Always
Things
" There's no really signature Leo DiCaprio role, like Jack Nicholson is Jack Nicholson no matter what movie he's in. "
He
Leo
Like
" There were two things I wanted to be: an actor and a hippie. "
Actor
Hippie
Things
" The secret is that I am Italian. "
I Am
Secret
Italian
" Work has been my lover - I've shied away from any commitments. "
Away
Commitments
Work
" You don't get paid a whole lot for theatre, but you know, I feel more like, 'Where could I buy this experience, and how much would it cost? Who else would give me this kind of focus and put me in a room with this kind of talent?' "
Experience
Talent
Theatre
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