Get QuoteDark Inspirational Quotes App

" I think any kind of hiatus one takes in an artistic journey is going to make a huge difference. The pause will inform the choices that you make. "

Related Quotes:

" It's all happening too fast. I've got to put the brakes on or I'll smack into something. "

" Life is life, and one has experiences that are painful and some that are very pleasant, and one has reward and sacrifice and more reward and disappointment and joy and happiness, and it's always going to be the same. "

" I don't care if I don't act anymore. "

" I have learned that a bitter experience can make you stronger. I now boastfully say that I have a hide like a rhinoceros... and I'm smiling. It's an interesting thing. "

" And, hey, I'm not under the illusion that everything's just going to be hunky-dory work wise forever. I've never been under that illusion. Things could go away tomorrow. "

" I got the acting bug back because I felt like all of a sudden maybe after all these years, maybe I might have something to offer again. I walked away from it after 'Signs' because I just felt I was a bit stale and it wasn't ringing my bells, so I focused on directing, writing and producing. "

" I'm pretty fit, naturally. I do moderate exercise, and I try to eat pretty well and I think it has an effect on me. But hey, I'm putting on the insulin tire like everybody else, but that's just a function of getting older. "

" Boot Camp was great and very interesting. You got to use live rounds of ammunition and got to do a lot of crawling around with live rounds flying around you, so you really had to learn to keep your ass down - everything down for that matter. "

" I'll always continue to work. I've never much depended on anyone but myself, as far as that goes. "

" Every time you go out there to do something, you wonder if you can do it. There's no assured success. There's no secret recipe for success. Every time you go out there, you go out there with the possibility of great failure. "

" I could easily not act again. It's not a problem. "

" Acting is like lying. The art of lying well. I'm paid to tell elaborate lies. "

" I don't think of myself as either American or Australian really, I'm a true hybrid. It's a good thing for me because both of them are really good countries. "

" I think digital will displace film, yes. We're talking about digital as a thing of the future, but I'm afraid that it's here. "

" It's amazing how powerful a piece of work can be and how it can influence people and change. It's pretty interesting. "

" I think everything is pretty well preordained - even your mistakes. "

" I do moderate exercise, and I try to eat pretty well, and I think it has an effect on me. "

" Hollywood is a factory. You have to realize that you are working in a factory and you're part of the mechanism. If you break down, you'll be replaced. "

" Change is always preceded by a little pain. Some people can change and they don't have to go through so many painful things. But I think that I'm of a personality that I'm a little stubborn, so it's tough for me. "

" The Holy Ghost was working through me on this film, and I was just direction traffic. "

" People like scary stories. There's a fascination with fear themes, and we want to face those things in a weird, subconscious way. "

" I think the 'Lethal Weapon' movies contain my favorite performances. It sounds really crummy, I know, but although the work doesn't look hard, it's difficult to create 'effortless' on screen. "

" I'm as vain as the next guy. I have a facade on right now. But you can't see it, because it's reality-based. "

" Well, I think any time you delve into this sort of religion, politics, as you well know, you're going to, you know, touch a few nerves. I wasn't - now - and this is the honest truth. "

" After about 20 years of marriage, I'm finally starting to scratch the surface of what women want. And I think the answer lies somewhere between conversation and chocolate. "

" I am politically incorrect, that's true. Political correctness to me is just intellectual terrorism. I find that really scary, and I won't be intimidated into changing my mind. Everyone isn't going to love you all the time. "

" My biggest weakness is that I'm excessive. Fortunately for everyone concerned, I'm not as excessive as I used to be. "

" I'm always writing. There is always a story brewing in my head. "

" Well, if you look at the whole story, I mean there's only Jews and Romans in the story. I mean I just wanted to flesh that character out and make that a drama about the people around Christ when he was going through this passion. "

" Boy, there's nothing more thrilling than a chase. I'd often thought, over the years, that someone should do a whole film where it's nothing but a chase. "