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" As a kid I was always a bit of a clown, a performer. "
Clown
Always
Bit
" A shot is only as every as good as how well it tells the story. "
Good
Well
Story
" Every TV show is a crapshoot, really. But every once in a while, a show gets anointed as 'the show.' "
Show
TV Show
Really
" For an actor working in television or film, I think it's important to understand how the medium works - how the camera and lenses work and how the sound and the editing works. "
Work
Camera
Editing
" French are what they are without excusing themselves to be. "
French
Themselves
Without
" I am very straight-forward and direct. If I disagree with something, I say something about it. "
Something
Say
I Am
" I cut my own hair most of the time. You just do it all by feel. "
Own
You
Time
" I do have a lot of Australian friends. "
Australian
Lot
Friends
" I don't like fancy fiddly girlie stuff. "
Stuff
Like
Fancy
" I don't like the idea of talking down to kids. I think I was talked down to, and you rebel against that. "
Rebel
Like
Down
" I don't use deodorant. If you drink enough water, you shouldn't have to. I think I smell pretty good without it. "
Think
Enough
Drink
" I like putting my money into things like food and shelter. I'm probably a bad example of an investor. "
Money
Things
Bad
" I love con-men characters in film. "
Characters
I Love
Love
" I'm a big fan of Alan J. Pakula's films like 'All the President's Men', 'The Parallax View,' and 'Klute.' I'm a big fan of those movies. "
Like
View
Big
" I'm pretty good at gardening. It consumes my time, and it feels like I'm doing something constructive. "
Doing
Gardening
Pretty
" I need some challenges in love or I'm bored. "
Some
Challenges
Love
" In general, the problem in a relationship is when the couple stagnate. "
Couple
General
Problem
" In network TV, you have to present the box before you can step outside it. "
Outside
Step
You
" I think my kids are pretty well-rounded citizens of the world. "
Think
Pretty
Kids
" I think this Occupy Wall Street thing is great. I think that is a good thing and that people need to stand up, voice their opinions, and be heard. "
Great
People
Stand
" I try to be straightforward and honest with my kids, and I believe nothing beats good old hard work. "
Hard Work
Work
Nothing
" It's always difficult when you're on a show that goes for more than a year or a couple of years. "
Difficult
Year
You
" I've always been a shy person. "
Been
Shy
Person
" I've seen the odd tarot reader and had my palm read in various countries and explained to me in many strains of broken English. Did I believe a word? To be honest, I didn't understand much, but I loved watching the presentation. "
Believe
Me
Loved
" I would love to do a rom-com, but they are not good - good and successful doesn't equate to the same thing. "
Successful
Same
Love
" L.A.'s a better place to live than it is to visit. "
Place
Better
Visit
" My kids think I'm old and over the hill. "
Kids
Hill
Think
" My life is pretty hectic, but I'm really into it. "
Pretty
Really
Hectic
" Sometimes the intensity and the grind of doing television can wear you down, but at the same time there's something about the repetition, the sheer mass of work that you do that's also liberating. "
Time
You
Work
" The French have the reputation of being arrogant. I don't think it's arrogance but a certain authenticity. "
Arrogance
Reputation
Think
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