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" I love theaters. I love the event of going there and seeing a movie with a lot of people. I like the community coming around the story. "
Willem Dafoe
Love
People
Seeing
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" A lot of critics are lazy. They don't want to look closely and analyze something for what it is. They take a quick first impression and then rush to compare it to something they've seen before. "
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" In order to inhabit a character, you've got to embrace and empathise with them. "
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" I love Sam Neill. The thing that I always say about him, and I think it's true, is he's so dry. When he's serious, I think he's joking; when he's joking, I think he's serious. "
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" One of the pleasures of being an actor is quite simply taking a walk in someone else's shoes. And when I look at the roles I've played, I'm kind of amazed at all the wonderful adventures I've had and the different things I've learned. "
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" I'll never be able to really see a film that I'm in. "
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" Plenty of bad movies are very successful, and plenty of good movies are not. And distribution is so crazy, some films won't even get their day in court. "
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" Action breeds inspiration more than inspiration breeds action. "
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" That's a frustration sometimes, that certain directors that I'd like to work with, they just aren't doing stories that I'm sort of castable in. Not always, but sometimes I have that frustration. "
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Doing
Frustration
" Corruption is something you face all the time. Avoid it. "
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" In my experience, sometimes a movie just hits at the wrong time, gets the wrong press, or gets the wrong representation, and it gets misunderstood. "
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Time
Sometimes
" I love doing action and stuff; the problem is usually action movies are not that interesting. Also as I get older I feel like there's less opportunities for me. "
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Love
Action
" With theatre, you have to be ready for anything. "
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" I was watching 'Wild at Heart,' and I can honestly say I did nothing for that apart from show up! "
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" I knew very little about 'Spider-Man'. I grew up more in the 'Superman' generation. 'Spider-Man' - I didn't know so much. But it is a really successful franchise, and I'm happy to be involved with it. "
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Up
Successful
" I set myself challenges every time I work. Ideally, I approach everything as though it's the first time - with a beginner's mind and an amateur's love. "
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First
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Time
" I do want to be in mainstream movies that are going to be seen. I suppose it satisfies the showbiz side of me. "
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" When I was a kid I was very interested in the idea of the will, finding out what you're capable of. I liked those kind of challenges. "
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" When I give over to somebody's vision rather than have an idea of what I need to do, it takes me to places I wouldn't have got to by myself. I'm always attracted to a strong director. "
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Need
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" I don't think people want to see me as a regular guy; besides, I'm a regular guy in real life. I guess I just want to be reckless in my work. "
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" I wish to Christ I could make up a really great lie. Sometimes, after an interview, I say to myself, 'Man, you were so honest - can't you have some fun? Can't you do some really down and dirty lying?' But the puritan in me thinks that if I tell a lie, I'll be punished. "
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" Emotionally men and women are different, but only as a result of the physical differences. It all comes back to our bodies. "
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" I am confident only when I am constantly in motion. Between projects, the doubt creeps in. "
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" The mask can be a limitation, but you just deal with it. You do get superhuman strength and pumpkin bombs and all this other stuff to express yourself with.' "
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" Film is an editor's medium. You can create very good raw material and they can make it horrible, or you can do not so well and they can make it beautiful. You don't really know. "
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" It makes me laugh when I hear a guy talking about being in touch with his feminine side. But I gravitate towards women; I identify with them. And I do cry very easily, more and more as I get older. "
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