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" I learned never to listen to acting teachers because they don't know what the hell they're talking about. "

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" I learned much more about acting from philosophy courses, psychology courses, history and anthropology than I ever learned in acting class. "

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" I don't view myself as a political leftie. I view myself as a storyteller who is fair to both sides. "

" It was dangerous to hit the wrong kid in my neighborhood, because a lot of the guys I played with had fathers in the Mafia. "

" Bush is very clever. When the debate should have been about the deterioration of our cities and the lack of action by government, he sent in his idiot to make an outrageous statement about Murphy Brown. "

" I don't know if I ever really bought into the eternal damnation bit. "

" I'm six foot four and a half and I have a temper. It's reserved for very important issues. If someone is asking me to make an artistic concession, then I'll become a madman. "

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" Toy Soldiers was my introduction to film. I certainly didn't think I was doing art by any stretch of the imagination. "

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