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" I think, a lot of times in a big city, you're working even when you're not. "

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" I'm a good dad; I spend a lot of time with my kids. "

" I was in high school, and I was the guy that always got cast in the school play. Theater is huge in high school in Minnesota, and I knew that I was very good at that, and gifted, and I was 'the guy,' but it still wasn't something I ever thought of as 'a job' or something that one could do professionally. "

" Film is a strange thing. "

" You still really fight for good parts. It never stops. It's never a breeze. The people at the top of their game work as hard as the people at the bottom. "

" I've never had the luxury - or the nightmare - of having something just blow up and be this huge success and then have everything thrown at you. Being 'the best friend' lessens the responsibility, 'cause I can still go do another movie after something that doesn't do well. "

" I've done movies where they didn't have enough money to have trailers. "

" I'm huge on spring and summer gardening. I'm really proud of my perennial beds. That's a passion of mine. "

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" I love general history. That's all I read really. I don't read novels, I read history. I love it. I live in an area that's really rich in Civil War history. I live in Kentucky on a farm. A lot of revolution, a lot of military history I love. "

" My dad was the chaplain at Mankato State University, and my mom worked in the bookstore. We lived just off-campus. Then we moved to the suburbs of Minneapolis, to New Hope, which is where I went to high school. "

" The beauty of acting is you just get lost in it. You play the character, and you hope that it works. "

" I've had more people come up to me about 'Saving Silverman' than anything else. That and 'That Thing You Do!' But 'Saving Silverman' is the one I get most often. And I love that. "

" I'm theater trained. "

" People got to know me very gradually. It was little things. It's still like that. 'That Thing you Do!' was a big thing. It's always been very gradual. Like I say, people still ask me if I'm still acting. 'I've seen all your movies. What are you doing now?' Ha ha! "

" I love 'Shattered Glass.' It's one of my favorite movies. I think it's just brilliant. "

" I remember seeing my sister in a play when I was very young, and I remember telling my folks, 'I want to do that.' "

" It goes all the way back to 'Psycho.' Movies with twists like that are memorable because they're so simple. "

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" I like to fish. I'm an outdoorsman. I love to hunt and fish. "

" I don't care if you've just won an Oscar, you still have to campaign for parts. "

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" My parents were reasoned and deep thinkers. My dad is an intellectual and a literary man. "

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" Andy Serkis is one of the best actors I have ever worked with. He might be the best actor I have ever worked with. "

" I don't have a publicist. "