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" I come from a family of cops, and all of them share that understanding that they put their lives on the line. "

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" He has such a clear vision of exactly what he wanted out of each character, out of each set, out of each wardrobe change, out of each emotional beat, and action. "

" I find that I get a little depressed if I don't move my body each day, so sometimes it's just as simple as walking, and other times it's training for a marathon or some kind of personal goal that I'm trying to meet. "

" I can't say I've ever finished a film and been particularly thrilled with myself or patted myself on the back. And maybe that's what keeps me going, and that's a good thing. It speaks volumes about how I perceive myself. "

" It's funny, because there are so many stereotypes out there about actors and movie stars in general, but I've had a great opportunity to meet a lot of them, and maybe it's just because they don't behave that way around me, but I rarely see that kind of abuse of power. "

" I grew up in Vancouver, British Columbia. "

" If you're going to commit to that, you're going to have to find some way to make it bearable and enjoyable. "

" My very worst day on 'Green Lantern' was nowhere near as difficult as my finest day on 'Buried.' "

" The problem with romantic comedies is you know the ending by the poster. So they're not movies you can keep doing over and over again expect satisfaction somehow. "

" I've always just liked working. I like being a working actor. "

" I had to wear that suit, so I put in my required time in the gym. But I'm not one of those actors who romanticizes his trials working out and brags that he can bench press a panda now. "

" I think every relationship is going to go through a few rough patches. Those are what make it stronger, I think. "

" I played rugby for years, and I had a rugby jacket that I lost when I was 14. Somehow, my brother found it in storage 15 years later, and he gave it back to me for my 30th birthday. That was amazing and probably one of the best gifts I've ever received. "

" Guys are lucky: We can wear a suit over and over, just with different shirts and ties. "

" I run in a pair of New Balances with a thinner sole, but they're nothing like those barefoot shoes that show all five toes. I have a bit of a phobia about those. "

" It's tough. It's very tricky to throw a morally flexible character onto the screen and have an audience empathize. It's always an exercise in restraint. "

" My father was a police officer before he retired. One of my brothers is also a police officer, and I think they kind of expected I would do something along those lines, like become a fireman or something. "

" I'm not a hockey fan, which is probably why I had to leave Canada in the first place. "

" Character acting is a much braver pursuit than a guy who runs around and intermittently clenches his jaw muscles. "

" Marathon running, for me, was the most controlled test of mettle that I could ever think of. It's you against Darwin. "

" My tattoo is of a cannon in Vancouver that I got in a fleeting moment of stupidity maybe 14 years ago. A lot of people have really beautiful tattoos, and I get real tattoo envy. But then other people basically just treat them like bumper stickers for their bodies. "

" I understand the climate we live in and why people are curious. But it's just tough and almost emotionally violent - for anyone, I think - to see your personal life summarized in a sentence. "

" I did as much as I could in Vancouver. You can only play so many ex-'Falcon Crest' sons in so many movies of the week before you burn out. "

" Any kind of crisis can be good. It wakes you up. "

" By the time I came to L.A. I'd already cried on movies of the week with two of the women from 'Knots Landing'. "

" I'm pretty good at surprising friends and family with gifts. I tend to go towards the more sentimental side of giving. "

" I'm six foot two. If I need security around me, there's a problem. "

" My family is as far from a stage family as you could ever possibly find. "

" There's an old saying that you don't ever finish a movie, you abandon it, and I really believe that. I never walk away from a take and pat myself on the back. "

" I was a really nervous kid. I was extremely sensitive. Incredibly perceptive. "

" I firmly believe that you can't manufacture chemistry with anyone, let alone a kid. "