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" I don't know why every actor doesn't do more plays. "
Dennis Christopher
More
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" I've done three Broadway shows; once the curtain goes up, that's it. I mean, you prepare and you rehearse like crazy, but after opening night, the director's not there anymore, you know. He gives you notes during previews after each performance, but opening night, you're on your own. "
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" Because of fear, and the way my career went, I started playing a lot of villainous roles. "
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" Acting had become something I did and did well - but didn't particularly enjoy. "
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" There's no really signature Leo DiCaprio role, like Jack Nicholson is Jack Nicholson no matter what movie he's in. "
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" There are always leading characters. There are always complex characters; there are very rewarding plays with great directors and tremendous playwrights, yeah. I've done a lot of things with theater that I'm very, very proud of. "
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" The secret is that I am Italian. "
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" I always think that people who are - maybe 'insane' is too strong a word, but there's more of a spiritual connection. Sometimes they can see below the surface. "
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" I've had a 'Zelig'-like career. I pop up unexpectedly. I'm always kind of around. "
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" I've never chosen or rejected a role because of money. "
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" I've done a lot of things with theater that I'm very, very proud of. "
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" It would be a dream come true to appear on Turner Classic Movies with Robert Osborne, who is one of my heroes. "
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" You don't get paid a whole lot for theatre, but you know, I feel more like, 'Where could I buy this experience, and how much would it cost? Who else would give me this kind of focus and put me in a room with this kind of talent?' "
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" There were two things I wanted to be: an actor and a hippie. "
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Hippie
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" I'm not getting involved in sports anymore, except on film. I'm not agile unless a camera's going. "
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Film
Involved
Sports
" In my drive to be the perfect artist, I've left a lot of living to the side. "
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Side
Drive
" I had a handle on satisfaction, and I loved my career, but I didn't really know what happiness was. So I started on this quest to have a happy life. "
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Happy Life
Know
Life
" I had a bike as a kid, and when I worked in Manhattan - I had a 10-speed - I rode from downtown to 68th and Madison for my day job. I knew about fighting traffic, but nothing about racing. "
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Job
Bike
Day
" Character actors have a long shelf life. "
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Shelf Life
Character
Life
" I've done a lot of stage in my life, but I never had to dominate a stage for three hours. "
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Stage
Never
Three
" I'd always keep going back to the acting. Once the rent was paid, and the phone bill, the next money you had was for acting classes. "
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You
Phone
Money
" A script arrived, and on the front cover - scrawled really big, as if it were a book report - is 'Django Unchained, written by Quentin Tarantino.' And I thought, 'Well, no art department came up with this; this is Quentin's writing.' "
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Thought
Well
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" I have my opinions about the way my father was. But they are my opinions, not necessarily the truth, and they are certainly not the whole spectrum of what this man was going through. It's my young, selfish interpretation of that person. "
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Opinions
Father
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" I guess once you've seen Uma Thurman beaten up endlessly in the 'Kill Bill' movies, you think, 'If Uma can take it, what's the matter with me?' "
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Up
You
" The cult of celebrity turned me off, and when the opportunities came along for me to play different characters, that's what I went for rather than the safe choices. "
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Me
Choices
" I've had the good fortune of working with some amazing people. I mean, my first Broadway show was with Elizabeth Taylor and Maureen Stapleton. Maureen Stapleton, a legend in the theatre; Elizabeth Taylor, a legend, period. "
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Good
Legend
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" One of my best friends, Stephen Sprouse, Bill Dugan, and I worked designing clothes, doing every conceivable thing. New York was a really intoxicating period for me, literally and figuratively. There was a lot of overlap with Andy Warhol, Studio 54, and Halston. "
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