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" I don't know why - I have a ton of books: five full cabinets of them. "

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" When you finish a drama, you go, 'I can't wait to do a comedy.' When you finish a comedy, you go, 'I want to do a dramedy, dark humor.' "

" 'Spider-Man' seems to have a different tone to the pure Marvel stuff, but I really enjoyed the 'Guardians Of The Galaxy' and 'Iron Man' movies. I love the special effects and how it seems very real, but at the same time, it still lives within the realm of Marvel. That's got to be a lot of work. "

" I was in L.A., like, four months, and I got my first part. Then I was like, 'OK, I'm staying.' "

" As a kid growing up in Chicago, I've been shot at before. I remember I very calmly went down on the ground. Afterwards, you're like, 'Omigod.' You just don't have time to think. "

" I feel lucky. I feel blessed. If you get blessed with some ability, I think you have to work hard at it. Michael Jordan was a great basketball player, but he wasn't the best shooter, even though he had the skill, and he had to work and work at it. "

" I was on 'The Shield' for a year before 'Crash' came out, and it was like doing an independent film every week. "

" There's something about coming up with something out of nothing. I work with somebody else's creation already, and I just try to make it better. "

" Seth Rogen told me to read 'Preacher,' and 'Preacher' was amazing. "

" The reality that everyone is stereotyped - every one gets typecast, so you have to work to get out of that. "

" 'War on Everyone,' I think... the script was hilarious to me, but it's very dark, dark humor. It's super dark. "

" I used to love those movies, back in the day, like 'A Nightmare on Elm Street,' 'Friday the 13th,' 'Rosemary's Baby' and 'The Shining.' I really liked those kind of movies, and I wanted to be a part of one of those kinds of movies. "

" I was a quiet kid - I didn't think I needed to be the funniest guy. I was always more of a listener. I went to 12 different schools, and I wasn't the charismatic dude, but I was captain of the track team and wrestling team. "

" I want to do more sci-fi films. I want to play half-alien, half-illegal alien. "

" I wouldn't say I have comedy chops. I guess you get lucky with good writing because I don't think I'm a comedian by any stretch of the imagination. "

" What's funny isn't really me. What I do is point out what I find funny in others. "

" When I watch movies with my kid like 'Shrek,' I'm like, 'Wow, this is pretty funny.' That's why I wanted to start doing movies like that - so my kid would laugh at my jokes. "

" I usually just try to do whatever's on the page because I've done research before - including a lot of analysis - but you end up with conflicting data. To me, the script is king. "

" I'd love to work with Woody Allen. "

" I'm clearly not a writer, but I'm always a fan of them. "

" Actors love the big speeches and love to be the center of attention. I mean, that's why we do it. "

" I don't know about you, but for me, if I got to present any kind of award, I'm shaking in my pants. "

" There's an immigration problem in every country that has money, in that people there have a problem with immigration. "

" I think, in any debate, you have to respect the other person's point of view, if you agree or disagree. "

" I feel really comfortable with going for the reality of the drama, but I'm not much for the comedy of it. You have to make people laugh, or you have to be true to the character in such a way that makes people laugh. It's a whole different thing. "

" You have to work on your own thing. You have to work on yourself, and you have to bring something to the game. "

" There's a bigger percentage of good cops than bad cops. But the bad cops should be penalised like regular people. "

" I have really good managers and agents who are very selective in what they send me. "

" I'm living in Hollywood, and I'm making movies, but it goes beyond me. If my family is not doing very well, or even OK, you want them to be better. "

" I remember my seventh-grade chemistry teacher told me I'd never amount to anything. I thought, 'Hmm. OK.' That gave me motivation to prove her wrong. "

" There are not too many times when a movie's not cynical, you know what I mean? "