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" I never studied dance, but if you look at 'Wild At Heart,' my mother saw that movie and said, 'You are a dancer. Look at how you're moving: all that strange energy is like modern dance.' "
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" I don't want to just do independent movies and I don't want to just do adventure films. I enjoy both, and I think both are cogent. "
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" One day, one of my dreams is to someday get to do Nemo in '20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.' "
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" I knew I wanted to be an actor when I was very young. I guess I was about 6 years old at the time, and I was fascinated by television. I started having waking fantasies where I was in a movie and there were crane shots of me during a scene. "
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" Personally, my interests are ancient history and ancient civilizations. In my own life, I'd like to go to places like Easter Island. "
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" I've always maintained that I see myself as a student. There's always something to learn and be challenged by and hopefully grow from. "
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" One of my goals is to have a base near mainland China. I think Hong Kong would be a good match for me. I like being in Hong Kong. "
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" It's amazing marrying someone who wants nothing to do with Hollywood. "
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" I'm not really gadget oriented. I'm not into technology or computers. I'm not good at interfacing with that sort of gear. "
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" At a young age, I was interested in comic books, which was really how I learnt to read. The name Cage came from a comic book character called Power Man. "
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" I believe that there's a way to question authority with manners, with dignity. There's no reason to be rude about it. "
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" I loved 'Fantasia' as a kid because it filled me with wonder, enchantment and awe. It was my first real introduction into classical music. It was totally inspiring to me. "
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" God bless my father, but he always spoke in this continental, literary accent, probably because he was a professor of comparative literature and he made the decision to speak with distinction. "
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" I would definitely return to Austria. They were all good experiences for me, but definitely Austria because there were some ancient Celtic, sacred sites that were in the forest that were quite beautiful. "
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" You can choose your family sometimes. You can choose people, it could be a teacher, it could be a professor, it could be someone you work with that actually genuinely cares about you and wants you to succeed. "
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