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" I think that's why often people in creative fields can feel so alone is because there's a constant third eye, that constant watcher. "
Oscar Isaac
Why
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" I played guitar and bass. I didn't do much vocals, although I did have one band where I was the lead singer. But that was when I was in college. "
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" Our morality is based on so many factors: of where we were born, who we were born to, what values were instilled in us, what values we chose, the way that our lives have shaped us. That dictates so much of what we assume is our morality, and also the culture, all of these things. "
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" People resent movies that try to tell them exactly what to feel. "
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" It's nice to create a character, not just within two scenes, but within the journey of a whole movie. It's fun to do that. "
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" When I came up to New York to do a play, I passed by Julliard, and I was like, 'Oh I heard of this place.' I applied, and ended up getting in. "
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" The self-made man that some people believe is a myth? It could be, because you do it on the backs of other people. "
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" I'm open to the idea of doing more musicals if it's one that I really enjoy. "
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" With Shakespeare, there's no subtext; you're speaking exactly what you're thinking constantly. "
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Exactly
" Talent is very hot. "
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Very
Talent
" I was never much of a singer. I was terrible. It's embarrassing: I was trying to sound like everybody else. I went through a big Cure phase, so I was trying to do that kind of dramatic voice. "
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Kind
Voice
" Jessica Lange was my biggest crush when I was a kid. "
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" I think for some reason we're conditioned in movies that the protagonist must be heroic or redeemable in some way, whereas in theater, that's not a necessary. "
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" When I moved to New York, I had to let my band know that I couldn't play anymore, and that was difficult to leave that behind. "
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Play
New York
" My dad was a doctor, but he was just always, like, going from hospital to hospital for some reason. "
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Like
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" I'm so bored by business and money. "
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Bored
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" I think it's the director's prerogative, not the studio's, to go back and reinvent a movie. "
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Reinvent
Director
" The better I am at observing moments in life, the better I'll be at showing them in my acting. "
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" My dad was a huge Bob Dylan fan, so we listened to his music, Cat Stevens, Simon & Garfunkel, and all that kind of stuff. "
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Cat
" I was always - maybe stupidly so - very confident. "
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" You can't try to be authentic. You either are or you aren't. "
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You
Authentic
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" The first movie I can remember seeing in the theater was 'Return of the Jedi.' I can remember seeing Darth Vader's helmet come off. The shock of that moment. "
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