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" Actors have bodyguards and entourages not because anybody wants to hurt them - who would want to hurt an actor? - but because they want to get recognized. God forbid someone doesn't recognize them. "
Want
Because
Hurt
" Anyone of my generation who tells you he hasn't 'done Brando' is lying. "
He
Lying
You
" I always thought of myself as some sort of athlete until I started playing golf a couple years ago. "
Always
Golf
Athlete
" I lost my passion for work. No, that's a negative statement. I just had a bigger passion for something else, for my son, and growing up with him. "
Passion
Work
Negative
" I'm here instead of having shoulder surgery. But I'm not sure which is more painful. "
Here
More
Surgery
" I never rode a bull - I'm not that stupid. "
Bull
Stupid
Rode
" I never saw my dad cry. My son saw me cry. My dad never told me he loved me, and consequently I told Scott I loved him every other minute. The point is, I'll make less mistakes than my dad, my sons hopefully will make less mistakes than me, and their sons will make less mistakes than their dads. "
Loved
Son
Never
" I play a guy who believes he's a king. He's the most common man in the world; in fact his family, like his suits, are just make-up. It's about dysfunctional people and dysfunctional relationships. "
Man
Suits
People
" I remember at 16 years old, growing up in Queens, we were punks, but hey, when we went to the theater, we wore a shirt and tie! Similarly, I believe that to keep movie theaters in existence, they're gonna have to make 'em an event, have a couch, a table and drinks or something. Otherwise, there's no reason to get out of your bed! "
Believe
Remember
Growing Up
" I think we have to believe in things we don't see. That's really important for all of us, whether it's your religion or Santa Claus, or whatever. That's pretty much what it's about. "
See
Religion
Believe
" It is that, but really, it's about how we don't recognise the little things in life, or appreciate the little things in life like belonging. A sense of belonging is a big thing today. "
Little Things
Today
Appreciate
" It's always more interesting to play the villain. "
More
Villain
Always
" It's a very charming movie about the mob - a real stretch for me. "
Me
Mob
Real
" My least favorite phrase in the English language is 'I don't care.' "
Care
Language
English Language
" No matter what heights you achieve, even if you're Brad Pitt, the slide is coming, sure as death and taxes. "
Heights
Death
Achieve
" One night I went over to get some dope from some Hollywood tough guy. After I left, my son Scott, who was only fifteen, went over with a baseball bat to kill him. I was laughing out of one eye and crying out of the other. I thought, Who am I kidding? "
Dope
Eye
Night
" People say, 'Gee, you do a lot of mafia movies.' I think I've done two, out of 60. "
Done
People
Say
" Showing up every day isn't enough. There are a lot of guys who show up every day who shouldn't have showed up at all. "
Every Day
Day
Show
" Some guys say beauty is only skin deep. But when you walk into a party, you don't see somebody's brain. The initial contact has to be the sniffing. "
Beauty
Party
Deep
" The most talented people that I've met in this business are always the nicest. "
Business
People
Always
" There are a lot of guys in Hollywood who clap you on the back just a little too hard. "
Hollywood
Little
Back
" There's a big difference between wanting to work and having to work. And I had to learn that the hard way. Now money is very important to me, because I ain't got it. "
Way
Money
Work
" To get over my divorce, I got a prescription to live at the Playboy Mansion for a while. "
Divorce
Get
Got
" What's the difference between sex and love? I have four wives and five kids. I apparently don't know the difference. "
Kids
Know
Difference
" You have to be very careful when you let someone win. "
You
Win
Careful
" You're the only one who's closing your eyes at night. There's no one else who can do it for you. "
You
Only
Your
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