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" A shot is only as every as good as how well it tells the story. "
Simon Baker
Good
Well
Story
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" 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. "
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" In network TV, you have to present the box before you can step outside it. "
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" L.A.'s a better place to live than it is to visit. "
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" There's more of a family connection when you're working on a TV show. That's not to say that you don't make great connections when you're working on films, but it's different unless you're there working every day. "
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" 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. "
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Me
Loved
" I love con-men characters in film. "
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" My life is pretty hectic, but I'm really into it. "
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" I try to be straightforward and honest with my kids, and I believe nothing beats good old hard work. "
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" It's always difficult when you're on a show that goes for more than a year or a couple of years. "
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Year
You
" Well, capitalism is going to grow and grow. The nature of it is that the guy who has the most poker chips on the table has more leverage than everyone else. He can eventually outbluff everyone else and outraise everyone else at the table. That's what has happened and it needs to be corrected. "
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Nature
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" I think my kids are pretty well-rounded citizens of the world. "
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Think
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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. "
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Great
People
Stand
" When I have to play the same role every day, I have the flexibility to play the character in so many different ways. It's almost like playing five different roles. "
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Like
Play
Character
" I don't like fancy fiddly girlie stuff. "
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Stuff
Like
Fancy
" I've always been a shy person. "
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Been
Shy
Person
" I don't use deodorant. If you drink enough water, you shouldn't have to. I think I smell pretty good without it. "
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Think
Enough
Drink
" 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. "
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Like
View
Big
" I don't like the idea of talking down to kids. I think I was talked down to, and you rebel against that. "
Simon Baker
Rebel
Like
Down
" 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. "
Simon Baker
Work
Camera
Editing
" In general, the problem in a relationship is when the couple stagnate. "
Simon Baker
Couple
General
Problem
" I'm pretty good at gardening. It consumes my time, and it feels like I'm doing something constructive. "
Simon Baker
Doing
Gardening
Pretty
" Time goes a lot quicker when the work is a lot more enjoyable. "
Simon Baker
Quicker
Lot
Goes
" I do have a lot of Australian friends. "
Simon Baker
Australian
Lot
Friends
" Every TV show is a crapshoot, really. But every once in a while, a show gets anointed as 'the show.' "
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Show
TV Show
Really
" French are what they are without excusing themselves to be. "
Simon Baker
French
Themselves
Without
" My kids think I'm old and over the hill. "
Simon Baker
Kids
Hill
Think
" I am very straight-forward and direct. If I disagree with something, I say something about it. "
Simon Baker
Something
Say
I Am
" I like putting my money into things like food and shelter. I'm probably a bad example of an investor. "
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Money
Things
Bad
" I need some challenges in love or I'm bored. "
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Challenges
Love
" I cut my own hair most of the time. You just do it all by feel. "
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You
Time