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" I happen to still like really dark, dramatic, fractured characters. They're the reason I got into movies. "

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" As I got older, with my work, I became aware of the responsibility of film, and I feel one of the best ways I can apply myself as an actor, is to go beyond movie stardom and celebrity. "

" Personally, my interests are ancient history and ancient civilizations. In my own life, I'd like to go to places like Easter Island. "

" I'm sticking my tongue out in scenes to try to make that work in 3D. I'm thinking I'll try to get my tongue all the way out to the second row of the audience. "

" Someone like Vincent Price or somebody like Christopher Lee, they never won an award, and it doesn't matter. They're cool. "

" Helen Mirren is someone that I have really admired ever since I saw her in 'Excalibur.' That was the first thing I said to her. 'I loved you as Morgan Le Fay.' "

" I'll speak for myself, but there's a lot of humor to be found in sarcasm and darkness. You talk to any paramedic, they survive by developing a pretty off-kilter sense of humor. "

" I always say to myself that if I can make a movie that makes a kid smile or gives them some hope or something to get excited about, then I'm applying myself in the best way that I can. I don't think that just goes for kids. I think that it goes for adults, as well, and for families. "

" I invite the entire spectrum, shall we call it, of feeling. Because that is my greatest resource as a film actor. I need to be able to feel everything, which is why I refuse to go on any kind of medication. Not that I need to! But my point is, I wouldn't even explore that, because it would get in the way of my instrument. "

" I try to make two movies a year. To me, that's not too much. On top of that, I like to work. "

" I was always shocked when I went to the doctor's office and they did my X-ray and didn't find that I had eight more ribs than I should have or that my blood was the color green. "

" I do enjoy animated movies. "

" It's amazing marrying someone who wants nothing to do with Hollywood. "

" I want to make all kinds of movies. I do want to make big movies that are a lot of fun to go to, but I also want to make movies that are going to stimulate some thought and maybe raise some awareness. "

" There is a misperception, if you will, in critical response or even in Hollywood, that I can only do exaggerated characters. Or what they would call over-the-top performances. Well, this is completely false. "

" There were two movies that asked me to go to Australia or New Zealand for long periods of time. One was 'Lord of the Rings' and one was 'The Matrix.' But I was actively involved at that time raising my family, and I couldn't really take that time out. "

" I hit the ground running, without a lot of training, so I had to do whatever I could do to survive as a professional, and if that meant being that character 24/7 and acting out, I was going to do that. I lived those characters, I brought them home with me. "

" Hopefully as a result of 'The Frozen Ground,' more and more people will be aware of the horrible things that happen to ladies all over the world and give them respect. This movie is a love letter to those victims. "

" I've really had good luck working with younger actors. Every younger actor that I have worked with has always been really on top of their game and fascinating to watch. "

" Just because you're a man doesn't mean that you can't raise your kid. I think that families should stay together, but if you are a single father, don't give up no matter what they say. "

" People are losing jobs, people need to be entertained, and I want to make movies that parents and children can look forward to seeing, that can become a kind of family ritual. "

" I never studied dance, but if you look at 'Wild At Heart,' my mother saw that movie and said, 'You are a dancer. Look at how you're moving: all that strange energy is like modern dance.' "

" Most of my favourite moments in film have been when I've had an opportunity to say something from scratch, something original, whether I jotted down a few lines or it came out in improvisation. "

" The best characters are the ones that somehow manage to be both attractive and repulsive at the same time. If you do that, you're at the center of the universe - if you can find characters who are more ambiguous and can raise more questions than answers. "

" I am not a demon. I am a lizard, a shark, a heat-seeking panther. I want to be Bob Denver on acid playing the accordion. "

" When I act, I hear it like music. In my head, I hear the dialogue like music. "

" At a young age, I was interested in comic books, which was really how I learnt to read. The name Cage came from a comic book character called Power Man. "

" The end of the world is on people's minds. We have the power to destroy or save ourselves, but the question is what do you do with that responsibility. "

" Science fiction is a way that I can go into the abstract, go into the imagination, and audiences are still willing to go along for the ride. "

" I think what makes people fascinating is conflict, it's drama, it's the human condition. Nobody wants to watch perfection. "