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" I grew up reading the newspapers, mostly the sports section. I was a wrestler and would check to see if I was ranked. "

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" One of my first real parts was 'Crash' - that won the Oscar. "

" I guess people recognize me, but I'm not a household name. Two out of every five people who come up to me know my name. The one thing I don't want is to be followed by paparazzi. "

" 'Tower Heist?' That is a movie that it's hard not to name-drop, but, it's a crew of five, and it's Ben Stiller, Eddie Murphy, me, Matthew Broderick, and Casey Affleck. And we're like, on a heist. "

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

" All the guys at Marvel are really passionate, and they love entertaining folks, and they really think about the story, and there's a lot of thought that goes into that. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" Some of the best bad guys in movies are funny and charming. "

" There's a certain weird something. I'm always nervous when I spar. You learn it's going to hurt, but it's only going to hurt for a little bit. It brings out the animal in you to an extent. You learn what you can take. "

" Drama is basically what I do, so it's a compliment that people think it's hard for me to get back to drama. "

" I am not afraid to play Latin roles - that was a big part of my life. "

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

" 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'm an American, and I live pretty well. But go down to Mexico, and a lot of people really don't. So what, we're going to blame them for trying to get out? "

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

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

" I didn't realise I lived in the ghetto until we moved out. "

" 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. "

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

" Marvel just does things differently. "

" I don't think people are experiencing superhero fatigue. Do you hear people complaining that there are too many action movies? I think it's good entertainment. "

" There are certain people you don't have to worry about on set. "

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

" 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. "

" Play the role as a human being... human beings are three-dimensional. "

" I'm just an actor. If it's drama, I add as much humour as the part will stand. And if it's a comedy, add as much drama as you can, so it balances out; you don't wanna be too serious. "

" You know, one of my favorite movies that inspired me and got me started was 'Dead Poet's Society.' "

" One of my favorite movies is 'Broadway Danny Rose.' "

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

" Kicks to the legs, they're not very cool. They're brutal. "