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" I come from a background where you don't really talk about yourself much. "
Michael Keaton
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You
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" Guys never really get over their toys. "
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" Will Ferrell makes me laugh a lot when he gets out there and gets crazy. "
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" I remember my mom threatening me, half-serious: 'You know what? I should take you to Pittsburgh and put you in dance lessons just to keep you occupied.' Well, that brought everything to a screeching halt. 'Jeeze, dance lessons.' In retrospect, it would have been awesome, but then, 'Ugh, dancing - dancing's for sissies.' "
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" If I'm going to meditate, there is a little church up in Montecito, California. It's an old Spanish mission, actually. I find it comforting in there. "
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" Generally, I move in the direction of art. "
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" I read that John Hughes script for 'Mr. Mom,' and I thought, 'This guy is a funny writer.' I went: 'You ought to stick around and direct this thing.' But he didn't; he left, and look what he became. A really legendary comedy director. "
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" For years, I'd go to the movies and see guys doing Boston accents and think, 'Oh please, God, I hope I never have to do that.' "
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" My first day in grade school, I was plain scared. I left the comfort of my run-down house, which I loved, and went to school where it was cold, it smelled, the lighting was bad. "
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Comfort
School
" I'm usually pretty good in front of a live audience. I usually like that. "
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Good
" I was never a huge 007 fan, but I sure liked Sean Connery. I'm sure Pierce Brosnan is good and has his moments, but I've not seen him; I've only seen bits and pieces on TV, so I can't really judge. Pierce looks very natural in the role. "
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" I think one reason I really like women and like working with women is because of my sisters. "
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Women
" Anyone can be a celebrity now; this is not a big deal anymore. "
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" I went through a lazy period. "
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Period
Lazy
Through
" I grew up in rural Pennsylvania, in a really rundown old house. I'd stay out till 8:30, 9:00 at night. Just blow in. My mom and dad never really cared much. It was okay. We were pretty free to roam. I mean, I had no concept of stopping play. It just didn't occur to anyone. "
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" Colbert makes me crazy: he's so funny. Plus, he seems like an extraordinarily decent dude. "
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Like
Seems
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" My work is distinct and definitive and specific, and hopefully it is so that every single character is different, and they are - but there's probably an underlying element that's me. "
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" I always thought what made 'Beetlejuice' look so great was because it looked like some genius kid made it in his basement. "
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" All actors are my brothers and my sisters. It ain't cool to compare or disparage them. It ain't polite. "
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Sisters
Compare
Cool
" I've got six wonderful brothers and sisters. "
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Sisters
Brothers
Got
" I'm the seventh child of George and Leona Douglas, and I don't ever remember a time when my father didn't work two jobs. When my mother was going to the grocery, or going to Mass, or trying to take care of seven kids in a run-down farmhouse. "
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Work
" I don't think there's anybody better than Leonardo DiCaprio, and I've been saying that since before anyone knew who he was. "
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" I didn't go to church all the time, just 'cause I was an antsy kid. "
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" I choose not to be at the whim of others. I want to be at my own whim. "
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Whim
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" I had a real strong fantasy life as a kid. But then you grow up and think about real jobs. "
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" Day to day and doing the work and getting to that honest point - that, for me, is always about - and always will be as long as I do this - refining and refining and refining and refining the truth... constantly being as truthful and honest and raw and real as you can be. "
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" If you're a dope like me, you get every sports channel you can get. I'm watching, you know, Netherlands soccer. "
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" High energy creates more energy, more energy, more energy. It kicks off synapses, I guess. It opens up your brain and you think of one thing after another thing, after another. You can really open yourself up comedically, which is fun. "
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Brain
Energy