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" I did a play called Throne of Straw when I was 11, at the Odyssey Theatre in Los Angeles. It became really clear to me at that point that I enjoyed acting more than any other experience I was having. "

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" The writers keep managing to turn the show in on itself, coming up with something that's well thought-out and miraculous. "

Kiefer Sutherland

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" There's a confidence that comes from youth and not knowing better. But there comes a point, as an actor, when you do know better, and that is when the fear starts. "

" When I started, with films like 'The Bay Boy' and 'Stand by Me', I look back on those interviews and I'm amazed; there's no mention of my father; it's not even 'son of Donald Sutherland.' I caught a bit of a break in that it never felt like a weight to me. "

Kiefer Sutherland

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Stand

" When Julia and I broke up and I was really scared to go into a market or anywhere because I thought, 'Oh God, everyone must hate me. And that wasn't the case. People said, 'I'm sorry this happened, man. Are you alright?' "

" I feel extraordinarily peaceful when I'm watching the sun set. "

" I'm always jumping in my seat or gasping during a good horror movie. "

" There are three things we need to do for a band. We need to make a great record; we need to get the record played; and we need to find an audience for the live shows. "

" I am a bit obsessive about tidiness. I need to make my bed in the morning and leave it perfectly made up. "

" I've made films that I've given all I had to, that no one has seen. The bottom line is I want to work and I want someone to enjoy it. "

" I didn't realize that television has gone through immense changes and has become very progressive. "

" When I was younger, my whole sense of self-worth was based on whether or not I was working, which was awful. And I had a baby at 20 years old, so it wasn't just about me. At around the age of 30 there was a stretch where I wasn't working - certainly not on anything I liked, anyway - and I started to do other things. "

Kiefer Sutherland

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" There are aspects of '24' where I love its politics and aspects where I hate them. "

" I had an unbelievable experience on '24'. We shot 198 episodes, and I was as excited about shooting the 198th as I was the first. "

" My parents not only did it for a living, but they were really good at it. "

" There are a lot of movies I'd like to throw away. That's not to say that I went in with that attitude. Any film I ever started, I went in with all the hope and best intentions in the world, but some films just don't work. "

" Yes, I do believe that there is a cause and effect and a ripple effect upon everything everybody does, and they have positive consequences and negative consequences. If you start to focus on the kind of minutia of that, it's really quite extraordinary. "

" I think the most attractive thing is a sense of humour. If someone can make you laugh, you've gotten a lot out of the way. "

" My whole mood or sense can change by virtue of the music that I'm listening to. It really does affect me on a visceral and emotional level. "

" I've had some amazing people in my life. Look at my father - he came from a small fishing village of five hundred people and at six foot four with giant ears and a kind of very odd expression, thought he could be a movie star. So go figure, you know? "

" I was 20 when my daughter was born, and making all these plans during my wife's pregnancy. I was going to be the perfect father. Once she was born, it was suddenly, 'Oh, my God! I'm a parent!' "

" I think that the day you've figured out the differences between women and men is the day that you're no longer attracted to women. It's the difference that is so fantastic and frustrating and angering, and really sexy. "

" I have a very strong political outlook, and that is something I'd like to take more responsibility for in my life. I don't believe in utilising certain aspects of the power I have with celebrity to push that forward, but I would like to make some films that address some of those political issues. "

" I loved '24', but I didn't think anyone else would. I had absolutely no idea. "

" When I saw Virginia Woolf, somewhere between the first and second acts, someone I had known as my mother became somebody else. "

" I love collecting guitars, even though I can't play well. My favourite guitarists are Richie Blackmore, Jimmy Paige, and John Mayer. "

" There are two things that Jack Bauer never does. Show mercy, and go to the bathroom. "

" When we shoot 24, there are so many things I have to worry about, from the script to technical things to my performance, that I don't have a second to be bored or take anything for granted. We produce 24 hours of film a season, which is like making 12 movies. "

" I couldn't see my father's films because they were restricted and we didn't have videos or DVDs back then. "

" I like chatting with people. If people ask me a direct question, I give them a direct answer and I feel I've always done that with the press. "

Kiefer Sutherland

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" I'm a huge fan of Canadian rock-and-roll. When I was growing up, Rush came out with a record called Hemispheres, and I must have listened to that record for two years straight. Even when I was asleep I had it on. So, yeah, whenever I hear a Rush tune, the first thing I think of is Toronto. "