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" I never hurt anybody; I only hurt myself and my family. I never did anything mean to anybody, I was just mean to myself. "

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" Fatherhood didn't change me in the beginning very much. "

" I read for 'Reservoir Dogs,' and it got down to me and Buscemi, and Quentin couldn't make up his mind. I really wanted that part, but Buscemi is great in that. I also got really close on 'Gladiator,' but Ridley Scott decided on Russell Crowe, who's perfect in it. "

" I'm trying to reestablish my career and do great work and give my kids the life they deserve. "

" Most movies aren't any good. "

" I'm a very fortunate actor. I'm blessed to be the position I'm in right now. "

" I may be a vain person, but I'm not a vain performer. "

" When I was a teenager, you wanted to go to the movies. Go and see 'Mean Streets,' go and see 'The Conversation,' go and see 'Taxi Driver.' "

" Some actors try to play parts and do things they can't do. Being funny is one of them. Being funny's hard. "

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" I read a lot. I am an inveterate reader. I always have a novel going. "

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" I don't know what to say about it except Tom Hanks is a great person, a serious person; he's dissatisfied in a very likeable way, in a very discreet way, and Steven Spielberg is similar in his discretion and drive. But Spielberg is calm. He's this driven filmmaker and visionary. He really is. "

" I really desire a partner. "

" My wife and I are a team, and it's good for my work because I'm interested in working from a stable base. "

" I want to do 'Company of Heroes 2,' if they do it. It depends on how the movie performs, but they hope it will perform well. They have a franchise on their mind, and if it's a franchise, man, I'm going to be a very happy person. "

" Acting is never done. We're trying to keep it real and make sure that you're entertained and it seems unrehearsed. "

" I was an anomaly because my father was a Harvard man, and he came from a family of poor people. "

" I have tried to make decisions to work with great directors, with good scripts, and that makes the pickings real slim. "

" Although my mother and father were both completely legit, it was all around me, this crime and licentiousness. "

" I was coddled, and there is a permissiveness that sometimes goes on with people who are successful as actors. "

" I used to blame my problems on other people. But my moment of clarity, if you want to call it that, came when I was looking in the mirror one day and just burst into tears. It wasn't just that I looked bad, it was that I knew my problem was me. "

" I didn't come to Hollywood to drink or get high, and I don't want to be considered a cool actor - I want to be a great actor. "

" We get second chances. We get 19th chances. "