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" I could never hold a job for more than three months, which works out well because that's how long a movie shoots. "

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" One thing I've really never had a problem with was memorizing lines. Most of the time I don't memorize the lines until we're on the set shooting the scene. "

" I grew up Baptist and still go to church. I myself have explored other religions, because I want to know what it is that makes other people tick. I find we're all talking about the same thing, really - it's all God. "

" God is the only way you're going to make it in life, the glue that holds everything together. "

" It's about... my only strategy I've ever had in my career is to do as many different types of roles as possible, as many different types of genres. It keeps the fire in my belly. "

" I love being a dad. Basically it's the most gratifying, rewarding relationship in life. But, at the same time, it certainly is the most challenging. "

" When you break up, your whole identity is shattered. It's like death. "

" You go to Main Street, and Wal-Mart is coming to town and kicking out all the mom and pop stores. All the people that were in the mom and pop stores are now working for Wal-Mart. "

" I'm not really a pitcher; I just play one in the movies. "

" I look for a good story. Usually the best stories are the ones that are unbelievably true. 'Soul Surfer' is one of those stories. "

" I don't see how it's a risky thing to take a great part with a great director and a great script. That, to me, is not really a dangerous, risky proposition. It's actually a really good choice. "

" I was a guy back in the Eighties who was one movie away from a huge career, which at that time didn't happen. In the Nineties, I worked a lot, but it was kind of, 'Get out there and dig and find things.' Then I guess 'The Rookie' and 'Far From Heaven' were referred to as my comeback. "

" I would like my kids to follow their bliss. "

" I love to work. I actually enjoy it now more than I did when I was in my 20s. I don't know why, but I'm just grateful. "

" I have always done my own stunts, and I have been in hundreds of fights in films, but I have never been in a fist fight outside the movies. "

" I've always considered myself a character actor. That's the way I was trained, really. "

" A lot of people that I started out with, I don't know where they are. I guess it takes tenacity to still be doing this, and luck, but I've been very blessed. "

" I guess I could say I'm an actor, which I am, but that sounds like I'm putting down being a movie star, which, let's face it, is what I've become to many people. For myself, I'm a guy who was very insecure from about age 14 until the day I hit my 30th birthday. "

" I grew up in Houston, and I remember we had separate drinking fountains, and black people sat in the balcony of the theater... We had an African-American housekeeper growing up who was really like my second mother. I thought it was silly - hatred just because of the color of somebody's skin. "

" I still have my original love for acting. That's why I feel so lucky. I think that's what sustains me in the sort of leaner times. "

" I used to eat a lot of fish, but I've been shying away from it because of the mercury thing. I eat more beef and chicken now. "

" Golf is meaningless, but it means so much. "

" Going to the golf course every day for work? That's a good job. "

" You don't bad-mouth your ex or anything like that. The key is your kid knowing that both parents still love him and are there for him. "

" I'm an idol of cinema? Oh, wow. "

" My interpretation of a strong director is someone who knows their story. That's what directors are, they're storytellers because they're directing where your focus is going to be as an audience. "

" In my early teen years, I wanted to become a vet. That was my plan. I worked as a veterinarian's assistant for a couple of summers. "

" I really want to see the Cubs in the World Series. I really do. "

" I have a resistance to change in things that I feel comfortable with and that I'm used to. "

" I've never really sought out publicity. "