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" 'Friends', even though it was the longest single job I've had, still to me at the end of the day, when it was over it was a job. "

David Schwimmer

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" I've made a good amount of money. I'm very happy that I can now support my theatre company and support friends and family, and I'm ready to maybe go back to school and change careers. "

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" I don't think I responded very well to the sudden celebrity, the sudden fame, and the loss of privacy. "

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" I'm fiercely loyal to my friends, and I really cherish my friendships. "

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

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" I'm very goal oriented. "

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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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" I love directing. It's something I started doing in theatre when I was in university in Chicago and I started a theatre company right out of college and was directing for many years. "

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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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" There are certain pressures and things that change your life to a degree that, in the cost benefit analysis that constantly goes on, sometimes makes you think, 'Maybe I should just leave.' "

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" Being generous or doing things for others actually makes me feel good so I don't do it because I hope karma will come round and get me and I'll benefit from it. "

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

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" I've always been pretty energetic. "

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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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" My advice would be to write what is most personal and specific to your experience or your life. And your voice will emerge and because of its specificity, it will be universal. "

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" I like to grow as an actor, and you can do that by playing parts that are unfamiliar to you and uncomfortable. "

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" The reality is, Jennifer and I can do our job well because we truly are friends. But when the day's over, she goes home to her boyfriend and I go home to a magazine. "

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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 really believe that, as an actor, you should be constantly studying other people, and celebrity had the absolute opposite effect on me. It made me want to hide - to run away and hide. "

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" The biggest effect celebrity had on me was that I stopped being open and receptive and started to walk around with my head down. "

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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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" 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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