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" I do feel like I'm spiritual, without getting too personal. "

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" I have fun making films. I love making films. It's the only thing I know how to do. And I do it well. "

" I'm doing a record that has a story that runs through all of the songs, and then there is also a film that goes along with it. "

" Brooklyn is definitely the only place to live in the New York area. I love Brooklyn. Go Brooklyn! "

" I think Van Sant is the most important American director we have. He takes the most risks. He's just pure to me. "

" All directors are different. Certainly, the directors that I respond to the most are guys that figure it out by doing it, not by thinking or studying. Also, the kind of actor that I think I am - I learned about theater doing theater, not studying theater. I think that traditional school can be great, but also it can stifle original thought. "

" When I make movies, I have a lot of respect for my audience. I think my audience is smart. If there's a way to be entertained and get things out - real things, not stupid moral crap - that's the best. "

" Acting is really scary, but it's also challenging, fun, hard work. There's always an element of improvisation with every actor, even when something is really scripted. "

" I don't believe Wikipedia about anything. I don't go there for anything but keywords. "

" I don't get to see a lot of films, so I want to watch films I learn from. "

" I don't choose characters with the intention of working something out in my personal life. "

" I get really into research. I know people say that, but I'm really into research. "

" When actors give their input, it can be very ego-driven, and directors are scared of that. "

" I feel that film, as opposed to theatre, is about capturing that one, real moment. "

" All these directors who do different locations forget that one room can be shot from a million different angles and a million different ways. When I direct a movie, I'm going to use that. "

" I'm going to write films, star in films, direct films. Write records. Perform live. "

" 'Dawson's Creek' was my introduction to the industry. It put some money in my pocket and it put me in the position I wanted to be in, where I could audition for projects that I wanted to be a part of. I didn't find it creatively fulfilling in any way, though. Working with artists excites me, but 'Dawson's Creek' didn't do that. "

" What I've learned - after working for, I guess, some time now - is when you're approaching a relationship like that, like, any working relationship, it's good to be open. To know that someone might have a different way of doing things and listen to them. And hopefully, you come to a common understanding. "

" I'm not prejudiced about what type of movies I'm in, what form they take or whether they're studio or independent. I just want to make films that are going to be good. "

" Every movie that I've picked, from my first film on, has been considered by everyone to be 'career suicide.' And I have an amazing life. I have an amazing career. I work with artists. But I'm not making 'Spider-Man.' "

" If you saw me trying to do laundry or something, well, I'm not really equipped to do anything else. "

" I think people can just make things now. It's kind of what happened with the music industry. Before, a band couldn't afford to go into a nice studio, or if they were going to go into a nice studio, they had to record twenty-five songs in two days. That's not a healthy workflow for anyone. "

" Writers, directors often can get too precious with their words. "

" People don't want to be plagued by not knowing-they want answers. "

" You develop a voice and a process that's unique to yourself. "

" Your experiences are what made you what you are today. So when tragedy happens in people's lives, and things are left unsaid, it can be very unsettling. The lack of closure can linger. "

" 'Boardwalk' begins literally on the first day of Prohibition, which I think was a wonderful way to start - to have the story kind of come out of this massive historical phenomenon. And the more I researched the '20s, the more I discovered just how interesting it was. "

" Well, the first thing I wanted to be was a carpenter. Then I wanted to be a painter and then a singer. It was when I first saw 'Lawrence of Arabia' that I wanted to be an actor. "