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" Although my mother and father were both completely legit, it was all around me, this crime and licentiousness. "

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" I really desire a partner. "

" I read a lot. I am an inveterate reader. I always have a novel going. "

" When I was a teenager, you wanted to go to the movies. Go and see 'Mean Streets,' go and see 'The Conversation,' go and see 'Taxi Driver.' "

" I shot a couple of movies in jail, but I was never in jail. "

" I'm a big baby. I'm not tough at all. "

" I was a tough kid. I don't punch people anymore. "

" Actors have to make you believe that it's happening for the first time and all that jazz and make it human and at the same time entertain you. "

" Whatever it is, if you draw, you paint, you're a carpenter, you play football, the more you do it, you're a journalist, the more stories you write, the more people you interview and navigate your way through these different personalities to get your story, the better you're going to get at it. Acting's no different. "

" It used to be the case that studio executives like Robert Evans, Darryl Zanuck, and David Selznick would put aside money for what they wanted to be great movies regardless of whether they would perform well with the box office. "

" We get second chances. We get 19th chances. "

" A lot of acting, and I believe this, is either you can do it or you can't. "

" Being alone is scarier than any boogey man and the reason why I don't choose to see Horror movies as a rule. "

" You must have to want it so badly, if there is any way you can live without it, get out of it. Being an unsuccessful actor is like having a skin disease. Make sure your passion is not misplaced. "

" I read for 'Reservoir Dogs,' and it got down to me and Buscemi, and Quentin couldn't make up his mind. I really wanted that part, but Buscemi is great in that. I also got really close on 'Gladiator,' but Ridley Scott decided on Russell Crowe, who's perfect in it. "

" I play tough guys in movies and behaved like one in front of the press because I thought that was what a man did. "

" I used to blame my problems on other people. But my moment of clarity, if you want to call it that, came when I was looking in the mirror one day and just burst into tears. It wasn't just that I looked bad, it was that I knew my problem was me. "

" I try to stop and take a 10-second break and ask myself before I do something: One, is this going to improve my life for my children, or two, will there be a potential for something to go wrong here? "

" I like to touch things. In my house I have a lot of velvet drapes and thick, lush couches. "

" It was dog food. Beef livers with onions in a can. You open it up and it looks like vomit. "

" I'm trying to reestablish my career and do great work and give my kids the life they deserve. "

" Temptation is impossible for me to resist... Come on. This is Hollywood. It's in the job description. "

" Most movies aren't any good. "

" I never hurt anybody; I only hurt myself and my family. I never did anything mean to anybody, I was just mean to myself. "

" I'm essentially a momma's boy with a good education. "

" I wouldn't want anything to do with me. "

" I didn't come to Hollywood to drink or get high, and I don't want to be considered a cool actor - I want to be a great actor. "

" I don't know if people know that Sylvester Stallone is one of the most decent gentlemen that I've ever met. He's the most consistent friend I've ever had. "

" I weighed 190 when I got to boot camp, I came out at 178. I ate only the beans and tomato sauce. "

" Some actors try to play parts and do things they can't do. Being funny is one of them. Being funny's hard. "