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" I listen to National Public Radio, which, to me at least, presents the most rounded view of things. "

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" Most of the best writing, the most creative writing, the most interesting, the most out-of-the-box kind of stuff, is being done on cable, you know, and on the computer. I mean, whatever it is, Amazon or Netflix or something. Because they're just willing to take chances, you know, and there's a market for it. "

" If I started worrying about how my constituents are going to react to every move I make, I wouldn't be able to do my job here. I'll do what I think is right and explain it later. "

" If I'm daring at all, I guess it would be emotionally. I try to keep things interesting for myself and to do things that challenge me. "

" I have a tight family group that's really important to me. I don't want to work all the time. "

" I had some really dear friends who died from AIDS-one in particular. His family wasn't around and he didn't have many friends. I spent a lot of time with him in his later days. "

" When I decided to direct, never having done that before, is something I'm very proud of. "

" You look at a guy like Lance Armstrong, and you have to be inspired. I sat next to Kirk Douglas the other day, and he's inspiring for fighting through his stroke. "

" I was born in 1950, so there were tons of Westerns on TV by the time I was 6, 7, 8 years old. In terms of television, 'Maverick' and 'Have Gun - Will Travel.' But filmically, classics like 'High Noon' and 'The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance' - that's one of my favorite films. "

" It's hard to see a film that's been made from a book that you really loved because it's such a different experience. "

" You can mostly forget ethnic or religious differences. The competition for a bigger share of the oil proceeds is behind much of the fighting. "

" Seeing what happens when you rip yourself open is what your job is all about. "

" I think most people that are looked upon as doing something daring don't necessarily think of it that way-they do what they have to do. "

" I've always wanted to work with Paul Newman. I had a couple opportunities in the past, and I didn't take advantage of it, so it was really fun to be working with him. "

" There's, what, 300 films at the Telluride or Toronto or something. How many are those people gonna see? How many of those are actually gonna be in a theater, you know? You know, as an actor, I mean, I learned a long time ago that the fulfillment in this business is the doing of it because you can't rely on anything coming out. "

" I'm not an activist per se, but I have strong feelings about things. People can jump on celebrities for being ill-informed or naive, but I've got a right to say what I believe. "

" In the past 10 years, I've looked at life as this Pollock stuff. And now I'm almost in the post Pollock phase. "

" I actually have a decent singing voice, and I've never been able to sing onscreen. I'd love to do a musical. "

" For The Truman Show, I worked for a few weeks, do my gig, then I was done. "

" I enjoy acting, and I appreciate people who have passion about what they're doing and have a vision about the film they're trying to make. "

" When Bush first got elected, the very first time there was talk of going to war with Iraq, the mainstream media gave his position total credibility. I didn't get it then, and I don't get it now. "

" If I've been an architect of my own career in any fashion, one thing that I've attempted to do is not get typecast, in order to be able to play all different kind of characters. I think I've done a pretty good job of that over the years. "

" I was concerned about filling my life up with something important to me. To me, it was just necessary. "

" I made career decisions that came from the part of me who wanted to shun the limelight. "

" I like to act with people that know what they're doing. "

" I am not one of these guys who works job after job after job. "

" You get three hours' sleep and then you start all over again. Relentless. Pre-production was almost harder than filming. I was all over the city every day. It was really exhausting. "

" I think most families have a few secrets or some strange aspect to their history. We're all fascinated by family dynamics, but I'd much rather sit in an audience and watch someone else's problems! "

" I haven't directed a film since 'Appaloosa,' and I've been looking for something because I love the directing thing. "

" I feel pretty comfortable with who I am. After a while, if you're not, it's like, what are you hoping for? "