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" I was made to be a perfectionist at everything I did. Everything was more important than what I wanted. "

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" What they will do is, you know the tabloids. They'll take one element of a story that may be true and they'll build everything around it. Take a picture and invent a story around it. "

" When you break up, your whole identity is shattered. It's like death. "

" I really love doing what I do, being an actor. It's the greatest. You can do it until you die. "

" Surfing is like golf: You're always battling, and it keeps knocking you down. There are a lot of wipeouts. But when you stay with it and catch that wave, you really taste it. It's magic. "

" I love being a dad, and I'm good at it. Kids teach you about life, like how not to focus on yourself so much. "

" I was a guy back in the Eighties who was one movie away from a huge career, which at that time didn't happen. In the Nineties, I worked a lot, but it was kind of, 'Get out there and dig and find things.' Then I guess 'The Rookie' and 'Far From Heaven' were referred to as my comeback. "

" In aviation they have auto pilot and color radar and a lot of other instrumentation that is a backup for pilots. It's really brought the incidents of plane crashes way down. Same thing ought to happen in the medical industry, I think. "

" I don't see how it's a risky thing to take a great part with a great director and a great script. That, to me, is not really a dangerous, risky proposition. It's actually a really good choice. "

" I have a ranch in Montana, but it's not a real working ranch. I've always liked the outdoors. I come from Texas. My grandfather was a farmer; that's as close as I come. "

" One thing I've really never had a problem with was memorizing lines. Most of the time I don't memorize the lines until we're on the set shooting the scene. "

" My interpretation of a strong director is someone who knows their story. That's what directors are, they're storytellers because they're directing where your focus is going to be as an audience. "

" I love to work. I actually enjoy it now more than I did when I was in my 20s. I don't know why, but I'm just grateful. "

" If you're going to stick around in this business, you have to have the ability to reinvent yourself, whether consciously or unconsciously. "

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" There's no way that I could do a 9 to 5 job. There's no way. I was not cut out for that. You come in and you work for three months on the one job. They say, 'Great,' you know, and you're on to the next one - and you never even got fired. It's wonderful. "

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" A lot of people that I started out with, I don't know where they are. I guess it takes tenacity to still be doing this, and luck, but I've been very blessed. "

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" I still have my original love for acting. That's why I feel so lucky. I think that's what sustains me in the sort of leaner times. "