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" Directing is something I always wanted to do. I started when I was 13 directing scenes in high school and then plays in college with my theatre company. "

David Schwimmer

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" If I were given a choice between two films and one was dark and explored depraved, troubled or sick aspects of our culture, I would always opt for that over the next romantic comedy. "

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" I spend half my time just living my life, and the other half analyzing it. "

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" I've commissioned an adaptation of 'The Jungle', by Upton Sinclair, a story of a young immigrant from Lithuania to the meat-packing industry of Chicago in 1904, and the rise of the unions in America. "

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" Sometimes I've felt that the industry has typecast me as a certain kind of character. But then I think all it really takes is one role, the right role, to shake that up and change that perception. "

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" I'm always looking for a good role. "

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" My parents from a very young age raised my sister and I under a pressure to achieve. They're both attorneys. So good marks, getting through university, there was a huge emphasis and pressure to do well and keep going. "

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" Knowing yourself and expressing it is hip. I think knowing yourself is the real journey, for me anyway. "

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" I like to challenge myself. I like to learn - so I like to try new things and try to keep growing. "

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" Can I tell you how strange it is to look in your rearview mirror and see guys in cars tailing you? "

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" I think I'm a very very nice director. Very supportive, very nurturing. I definitely try to challenge my actors but I think I'm very supportive. "

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" There's nothing like a play. It's so immediate and every performance is different. As an actor, you have the most control over what the audience is seeing. "

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" I came from a family where I felt great pressure to be financially successful, and I felt that staying in Chicago and doing theater, I was, in all likelihood, not going to find financial success. "

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" If there's something I want, I go for it. I just think about how I'm going to go for it. "

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" When you're playing the same character for a decade it's natural that there are moments when you want to try something new. "

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" You know, I grew up watching all kinds of films. So, as an adult, I wanted to be involved in all kinds of plays and television and film. "

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" And the thing is, every time you start a new show or do a new series, you're committing to another six years. "

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