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" I absolutely do not think that I have even a vague recollection of what normal life is like. "

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" My interactions with my family members are all one-to-one. We don't all get together for Thanksgiving dinner. But I can sit and tell any one of them about a conversation that I just had with the other one, and they're all curious and interested and respectful. "

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" A paparazzo once jumped out of a car and started running backward with me. I slowed down out of courtesy because she started drifting into the street. I reached out my hand and moved her back so she didn't get hit by a bus. "

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" I think I've begun to take for granted how easily information can swirl around me. "

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" The filmmakers who I'm pining to work for aren't ringing my phone off the hook. "

" Even though my parents were famous actors, I honestly felt most of the time that I didn't understand what was going on. "

" I've got a body of work now, I've been doing movies for 32 years, and you never know which movie it is that somebody might reference to you, so you've got to be ready for everything. "

" I think people enjoy reading about money, but the people who are in charge of giving me guidance tell me not to talk about it in interviews. Why not? That's what everybody thinks about. "

" I kind of peak at how far I can push my body, and then I run out of determination for the habit and start easing off. It's really just a lack of focus and discipline. "

" 'Lord of the Rings' was 2001, 2002, and 2003, but Twitter didn't start until 2007! "

" I first heard about 'Stranger Things' from people dressed as the characters coming up to me at conventions saying, 'Hey, you have to see this show. It's 'Goonies.' "

" I feel like I'm close to all the 'Lord of the Rings' and 'Goonies' people, but I'm kind of sequestered with my wife and kids. But as soon as there's some reason for all of us to be together, it's like no time has passed, lots of hugs. "

" I want to do more work behind the camera. "

" I've worked with some of the greatest filmmakers in the history of the medium, and they all have something in common: a quality that is creative, comfortable, and thoughtful. "

" A doable goal for me is to finish a marathon under four hours. I'm doing all the training, but the hardest part is eating right. "

" I'm just a softie at heart, a scaredy cat. "