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" I grew up Catholic, so the more non-denominational Christian experience was a new experience for me. "

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" I try to have a normal life since I have an abnormal job. "

" I'd love to do a movie like 'Bullitt.' "

" You have to identify your shot and be 'Push your luck' ready for it. "

" What I've learned is sometimes it's good not to have all the same actions and have all the same takes. The variety you provide gives the director later on in post-production the ability to construct a more interesting performance as he puts the movie together. "

" Why should a filmmaker turn over the irreplaceable asset, the movie, to a distribution center? "

" If you learn the craft, you can make a movie and get by with tricks. "

" More is asked of you on stage. It's no way to make a living. But it's like a bullfight. You find out who can do it and who can't. "

" With the Red Sox, you have more of a literary interest in it. You know they're going to lose; you're just interested in how the plot is going to unfold. "

" I like hanging around the set and learning how people do things, how the set runs. "

" I think you have to do certain things in the pilot to get your network's attention - to break through... So maybe you push a little further in the first show. "

" To anybody who says to me, 'I'm in character,' I say, 'You should be in an asylum.' If you don't know that you're pretending, then you should really seek medical help. I don't have patience for that stuff. "

" If I'm not going to bet on myself, why would anyone else bet on me. "

" I got typecast early in my career as the guy who is very intense. Once you get into a certain mold, people see you that way, as much as it's disproved time and again. "

" I don't play the bass. I'm not in a band. I tried to think of ways I could touch base with the troops and support what we're doing. "

" I felt like the world of baseball in 1919 was much closer to what A-ball would be now - guys riding buses, there's no training staff, and there's a lot of paranoia. "

" When you play on a team, you learn that there will always be five guys you like, a bunch of guys who are OK, and five you despise. The trick to getting along in any system is not to worry about the five you despise. "

" Romantic comedies are particularly hard to make. "

" I know some black actresses who have to wait every 19 films for a role. I can be cast in practically every one as a young white male. "

" What really makes it fun for an actor is when the script is good. "

" I had a teacher senior year in high school. He was a theater teacher, and he basically was a little bit like 'High School Musical.' He kind of encouraged the jocks to get involved with the plays. I did it as kind of a senior year lark. "

" I'm not one of these million-dollar actors. I have always been just a working actor. I probably work more than I would like to. "

" Joe Jackson was a tragic figure. He was a serene country boy who signed a confession he couldn't read. He was illiterate. "

" As far as actors go, you're not going to find many ballplayers better than me. "

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" Say something personal, not from a publicist. "

" If I go to a baseball game, I hear 'Shoeless Joe,' but otherwise, I hear 'toe pick' five times a day. No matter how many more movies I make, that'll be on my gravestone. "

" I've been doing this for 33 years, and sometimes you make movies and nobody cares. But when people care, it's the greatest thing in the world - even when it's passionately against the title - because it's going to start a conversation. "

" All these big corporations like Amazon, those places have great distribution arms, but they can't create content. "