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" I had a very progressive drama teacher who would buy all the plays that were in New York and bring them to suburban Texas. "

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" I had a wild imagination as a kid - wild! - and I was outside all the time, swinging around in trees by myself. "

" Look, none of the artists who I admire or respect have ever shied away from a role because it might make them unpopular with somebody. "

" One of the ways I learned how to act, really, is by having secrets and having to function as a kid in a public school in suburban Bible Belt Texas. "

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

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" I never feel more confident and comfortable than when I'm wearing a Tom Ford suit. "

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

" It was a gift to get to play a gay role that was written in a three-dimensional, human way. "

" Everyone needs a reset button so you can start your day without anxiety. For some people, it's running; for some, it's going to the gym. For me, it's meditation. "

" How can you not have preconceived notions and expectations of who Kelsey Grammer is gonna be? He's been in my living room since my TV was on. And he exceeded them all, somehow. He's such a beautiful and open-hearted collaborator and mentor and such a great family man. I was just lucky to get to work with him and learn from him. "

" I got a .30-30 for Christmas in the seventh grade. It wasn't what I asked for, by the way. "

" I like to just work with great directors. "

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

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

" I'm so grateful to be born in the times I live in and to be provided the opportunities I've been given. I'd be wrong to complain. "

" My favorite actors are people who I don't know anything about, and I can project any character onto them. "

" I think you work on the roles that draw you in and the stories you want to tell. "

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

" I would say confidence and security and comfortability in one's own skin. I think that's so attractive. Truly. "

" I'm so thankful to have been born in the times that we live in. "

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

" We all have a great deal of admirable qualities, and we all have some that could probably be improved upon. "

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" I see what kids in the business have to watch. It's tough to do. "

" When you really put your heart and soul into something, the temptation is to try to be in control of circumstances, however you can, and looking and seeing how people are responding. But I realized, early on, that that was just not going to be a healthy thing for me to do. "