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" I don't care about the size of the roles, or how they're marketed or billed or anything like that. I would love to be a part of stories that tell us about where we've come from, where we are, where we're going - with great directors. "

Matt Bomer

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" I really just try to focus on my job, which is to be an actor, and outside that, the cards fall where they may, and on not getting caught up in how people react to certain things. That's a death trap creatively. "

" Activism isn't beautiful and easy, or a bunch of people getting together and picketing; it's a lot more complicated and difficult than that. "

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" I was raised in a conservative Christian household. We weren't even allowed to watch 'secular' television, anything that was deemed not proper for Christians. "

" To me, when you're at a hotel, and your home environment is ultimately dictated by somebody else, I always find that a little bit oppressive and scary in a way. Especially if it's not done well or not run well. "

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" I had a normal childhood where I was able to cultivate my own creativity, and I don't think I would have been ready for this crazy business at 8 years old. "

" Kids aren't born to be bullies, they're taught to be bullies. "

" I like endings that let your imagination do a lot of the work. "

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" I'd like to get a chance to wear two different hats in the business. I also think it would be really great to do an adaptation of a great novel. "

" For me, I look at a pilot and go, 'I see the landscape. I see the characters. I see the direction and the potential of the story.' And I also go, 'That didn't work. I could change that. Maybe that works. I don't know. We'll see.' For me, I look at it, as an actor, as what can I improve upon? "

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" I'm completely happy and fulfilled in my personal life. "

" There's a level of love that really dissolves a lot of egotism and self-absorption. "

" My personal life is a source of incredible happiness for me, but it's personal, and it's not for me to hock or shop around to the highest bidder. "

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" Certainly, when you're dealing with more deep, emotional work and sensory work, for me, it helps me to just stay in it. "

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" I would say confidence and security and comfortability in one's own skin. I think that's so attractive. Truly. "

" My parents knew if they kept me active, I'd stay out of trouble. "

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Out

Trouble

" We all have a great deal of admirable qualities, and we all have some that could probably be improved upon. "