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" I like directing. It takes a lot out of you, but I'd like to do it again - I just have to find a story I want to tell. "

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" People work so hard, and I want to keep that energy up, and you can spread that if you're the actor. But I'm also not able to turn it on and off like a faucet. A lot of what I'm called upon to play is violent or angry. When I'm messing around with the crew and making jokes, I remember, 'Oh, this is the guy I normally am.' "

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Not Good Enough

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" I don't have any plans of slowing down. I love being an actor. "