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" Any director who's also acted understands the fact that every person has a different process and has to be approached differently. "

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" Film is a strange thing. "

" I just planted the family vegetables yesterday. You name it, I grow it. "

" I don't care if you've just won an Oscar, you still have to campaign for parts. "

" I'm not a leading guy. "

" I'm theater trained. "

" I never wanted the business to dictate my life. I'm sure I've sacrificed and missed out on a lot of stuff, but I don't know what that stuff is, so I just raised kids, and I wanted to be around for that. "

" My parents were reasoned and deep thinkers. My dad is an intellectual and a literary man. "

" I've never had the luxury - or the nightmare - of having something just blow up and be this huge success and then have everything thrown at you. Being 'the best friend' lessens the responsibility, 'cause I can still go do another movie after something that doesn't do well. "

" I met my wife in 1990 when I was on the national tour of 'Bye, Bye Birdie.' "

" I still really love acting. I find it really challenging. And I really love film; it's a lot of fun. "

" The beauty of acting is you just get lost in it. You play the character, and you hope that it works. "

" I always gravitate toward the humor in something. "

" I've had more people come up to me about 'Saving Silverman' than anything else. That and 'That Thing You Do!' But 'Saving Silverman' is the one I get most often. And I love that. "

" I like to fish. I'm an outdoorsman. I love to hunt and fish. "

" You work with stand-up comedians or you work with somebody in theater, you work with somebody from 'Star Search' or 'Survivor' or a kid, it constantly changes how you play with people. "

" I think, a lot of times in a big city, you're working even when you're not. "

" When I was younger, you get pigeonholed in parts, which is understandable. "

" I'm huge on spring and summer gardening. I'm really proud of my perennial beds. That's a passion of mine. "

" It goes all the way back to 'Psycho.' Movies with twists like that are memorable because they're so simple. "

" I've done movies where they didn't have enough money to have trailers. "

" I moved to New York to do theater, and I got cast in a play that was funny, and then I was the funny guy. I did a movie that was funny, and then I was the funny guy. "

" I don't have a publicist. "

" Andy Serkis is one of the best actors I have ever worked with. He might be the best actor I have ever worked with. "

" PlayStation 3 is another form of meditation. Come on, when you're on set, all day? That's what I do in my trailer, I just play PlayStation 3. "

" I'm not a sci-fi kind of guy, to be honest. "

" My dad was the chaplain at Mankato State University, and my mom worked in the bookstore. We lived just off-campus. Then we moved to the suburbs of Minneapolis, to New Hope, which is where I went to high school. "

" Let me tell you something, planes and kids... I've got a 3 and 1 year old, I don't wish that on anybody. "

" I lived in Minnesota in a small town. "

" People got to know me very gradually. It was little things. It's still like that. 'That Thing you Do!' was a big thing. It's always been very gradual. Like I say, people still ask me if I'm still acting. 'I've seen all your movies. What are you doing now?' Ha ha! "