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" I was a halfback on an American football team in Athens, Greece - the Kississia Colts - where I went to high school, and we took the Cup my senior year. The downside, and somewhat unfortunate piece of information I have to pass on, is there were only two teams in the league because of the limited amount of Americans. "

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" My grandfather had two boys, my uncle had three boys, my dad had me and my two brothers, each of my brothers have had two boys. Then something happened with the chromosomal experiment and suddenly I've got three girls. "

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" I was just a quiet kid, really. I wasn't the class clown at all. "

" I like the classics! "

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" Part of filmmaking is always a guessing game, and part of it is always a game of trust. "

" The tragic element of a character is always intriguing I think. "

" My family moved - first to Washington, D.C., and then, in the spring of 1975, to Lebanon, where my father worked as a diplomat at the American embassy. My parents were enthusiastic about the move, so my older brother and I felt like we were off to some place kind of cool. "

" Well, I don't know what image people have of me. "

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" I really don't make a concerted effort to try to find a type of role. "

" I'm happy to report that everybody whose face I've wanted to punch on Earth has already been punched. "

" I'm very leery of show business, having been in Los Angeles for the last 10 years. Buzz is a dangerous thing that I've heard applied to a lot of people that I've since not heard of again. "

" If you're working on a movie, you want it to be projected on the largest tapestry possible, and the sound to be perfect, and for that kind of communal experience of the movies to take place for it. "

" When I look back on my childhood, I think of that short time in Beirut. I know that seeing the city collapse around me forced me to grasp something many people miss: the fragility of peace. "

" Whenever Hollywood gets involved with real life events, certain liberties have to be taken. "

" I've never felt like my career has been on fire. "

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Never

" I've never had a clear road map. When things come along, I benefit. "

" A man always looks good in a dark suit. "

" I find fear is a great motivator to work hard. "

" We all have to lead double lives, not just celebrities. The face we put on publicly with our jobs and certain situations. I think that's part of the human condition. "

" Everybody's family has problems. "

" Of course, actors look forward to the day when they can do a big courtroom scene. "

" I have always been interested in the concept of ruin. "

" I was 12 when my parents told me we were moving to Lebanon. I remember thinking, 'Leba-who?' I had absolutely no concept of the place. "

" I like complicated characters. "

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" Let's keep the chemists over here and the food over here, that's my feeling. What do I know? But that is a big aspect of fast food is their ability to artificially taint the colors and the smells and stuff to stimulate appetite. "

" I can't not find humor in elements of most parts of life, but at the same time nothing ever seems perpetually funny to me. "

" I don't think there's any connection between my journalism career and my film career. They are two totally different mediums and very different skills. "

" Cat lovers turn into cat collectors. "

" The automotive corporations, including Ford, I think are in the business of trying to make cars that people will drive. "

" Talking about corporations - they're so big. There's not a person at a corporation. "

" I don't consider a lot of actors that I really admire movie stars. "