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" I don't know anybody who walks through life all the time in the doldrums, constantly serious and morose. But that's become what we generalize as drama. "

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" When we were filming the first 'Magic Mike,' we obviously had a limited budget; it was an independent film. And we would entertain extras in between takes. "

" I never really endeavored to hide anything. But there were times I chose not to relegate my history to the back page of a magazine, which to me is sort of akin to putting your biography on a bathroom wall. "

" I don't think it's a bad thing to go out there and challenge yourself as an actor. "

" Making a great television show is hard enough. To also tackle F. Scott - whoa. "

" I'm a huge fan of 'The Vampire Chronicles,' both the Neil Jordan film and the books themselves. "

" 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? "

" I remember taking my brother's car out, pushing it down the driveway in neutral in the night, and going out joyriding with friends and getting flat tires and getting busted. My license was revoked by my dad. So, definitely, I was a kid. I was a teenage boy. "

" I'd like to really make the Montgomery Clift biopic happen. "

" I think when you play a role, you always have to be a defense attorney for that character. "

" I think people in theater are pretty open-minded and objective about the talent and what they can bring to the story they want to tell. "

" I married up. He's an intelligent and kind soul. "

" Human imagination is so much more potent than anything we could put down in words. "

" Well, when you're playing a role, you have to think, 'What is ultimately motivating the character?' "

" There was so much going on in 1936 with the height of the Great Depression and the Spanish Civil War and Germany on the move and all of those things. There was a tension in the air. "

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" I remember I was really, really proud the first moment I got my insurance and also just going in to get my SAG card and filling out the form and realizing I was a member of all the unions I could be a part of as an actor. It was a really fulfilling experience for me. "

" I learned a lot about self-reinvention. How you can be born Milton Sternberg in the Bronx and then become Monroe Stahr in Hollywood. "

" For some reason, they always gave me a fat suit in high-school productions. If there was a character who needed to be robust, they gave me a fat suit, and I put on a silly voice. "

" I would sit on the swing set and swing literally for two hours, just, like, imagining things. Like, what if this happened, and what if I was this guy? "

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

" Unfortunately, in some parts of the country, some kids are taught at an early age that being different is somehow bad or wrong or worthy of ridicule. "

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

" I'm blessed to have a family, so it's not like I'm twiddling my thumbs. When I'm not working, that's where all my attention comes. "

" I think anyone who's ever gone through adolescence and wanted something from their parents knows the basic tenets of a con. "

" When I was 27, I felt old. I didn't feel healthy. I just wasn't taking care of my body, and I had a body that wanted me to take care of it. "

" My grandma blows my mind. To me, she exemplifies what a loving, accepting Christian is. "

" Our high school offered a comprehensive drama department where I was doing 'Angels in America' at 14. "

" 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. "

" I want to work with anyone who's passionate about telling a story. I obviously have a list of people I really love, but it's a really long list. "

" Certain characters are sticky, especially if they help you grow up as a person, I think. "