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" Character actors just pile up the credits because you work on a movie for, like, a few days. It's not like I'm the lead in everything I do - far from it. I'm not spending three or four months on a picture; I'm spending three or four weeks. Sometimes three or four days. "

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" I could never have imagined the films I've done and the people I've worked with when I was starting out; I certainly did not have a career path. "

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" It's not like I'm looking for things that I can direct that I can also act in, but when it's right, I feel like the actor side of me wants to have that opportunity. "

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" It doesn't matter to me what the genre is. "

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" When I was in pre-production for Trees Lounge, I was hearing the cinematographer talking with the production designer about colours and this and that, and feeling like I was losing control. "

" My favorite review described me as the cinematic equivalent of junk mail. I don't know what that means, but it sounds like a dig. "

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" I like telling stories about people with problems. I can't really put it much simpler than that. "

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" Whenever you do something that is in a continuous take, and something that we're not used to doing, because it was all in the details of if you don't make one move seem natural, it can give away all of it. "

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" What was frustrating about Armageddon was the time I spent not doing anything. It was a big special effects film, and I wasn't crazy about pretending I was in outer space. It feels ridiculous. "

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" The director I had most involvement with was Alex Rockwell. He gave me a lot of responsibility as an actor. "

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" All the roles I play, I don't see any of my roles in films that they're typically leading men. "

" Communication is the key, and it's one thing I had to learn-to talk to the actors. I was so involved with the visual and technical aspects that I would forget about the actors. "

" Directing television is really hard - it's so fast. You shoot an hour show in seven days. "

" I didn't think I'd ever be able to do movies. That was for serious actors. "

" I was going to buy a van and move to LA so I could secretly pursue acting without any of my friends knowing. "

" All these directors, and I would include the Coen brothers and Quentin, have a very unique vision of what they want. They listen to ideas and make people feel like everyone is making the film. "

" There's a certain type of character that you can't help but come in contact with growing up and living in Brooklyn and Long Island. A certain mixture of moxie, heart, and a wise guy sense of humor. "

" I like the struggles that people have, people who are feeling like they don't fit into society, because I still sort of feel that way. "

" It doesn't matter what part I play, I try and commit myself 100 percent. "

" I'm not so in a rush to direct just anything because I'm lucky that I can make a living so far as an actor and not have to worry about that as a director. And so I can be a little more choosy in things I direct. "