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" If I've been an architect of my own career in any fashion, one thing that I've attempted to do is not get typecast, in order to be able to play all different kind of characters. I think I've done a pretty good job of that over the years. "

Ed Harris

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" It's hard to see a film that's been made from a book that you really loved because it's such a different experience. "

" You look at a guy like Lance Armstrong, and you have to be inspired. I sat next to Kirk Douglas the other day, and he's inspiring for fighting through his stroke. "

" I was born in 1950, so there were tons of Westerns on TV by the time I was 6, 7, 8 years old. In terms of television, 'Maverick' and 'Have Gun - Will Travel.' But filmically, classics like 'High Noon' and 'The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance' - that's one of my favorite films. "

" I actually have a decent singing voice, and I've never been able to sing onscreen. I'd love to do a musical. "

" When Bush first got elected, the very first time there was talk of going to war with Iraq, the mainstream media gave his position total credibility. I didn't get it then, and I don't get it now. "

" I love this country very much, and I'm proud to live here, but I think our current administration is extreme. These are not merely conservative people, these are extreme right-wing people. "

" In the past 10 years, I've looked at life as this Pollock stuff. And now I'm almost in the post Pollock phase. "

" I listen to National Public Radio, which, to me at least, presents the most rounded view of things. "

" I chose films made by people I wanted to work with, about subject matter I thought was intriguing. "

" Most of the best writing, the most creative writing, the most interesting, the most out-of-the-box kind of stuff, is being done on cable, you know, and on the computer. I mean, whatever it is, Amazon or Netflix or something. Because they're just willing to take chances, you know, and there's a market for it. "

" I like to act with people that know what they're doing. "

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" I've always wanted to work with Paul Newman. I had a couple opportunities in the past, and I didn't take advantage of it, so it was really fun to be working with him. "

" I haven't directed a film since 'Appaloosa,' and I've been looking for something because I love the directing thing. "

" I bought the rights to this book, 'The Ploughmen,' by a Montana writer named Kim Zupan, and I've written the screenplay, and I really feel pretty strong about it. It's really hauntingly beautiful. It's got some suspense and great drama, but it's a real character thing. "

" I think most people that are looked upon as doing something daring don't necessarily think of it that way-they do what they have to do. "

" I feel fine about getting older because I'm in good shape. I'm 64 and I feel good. "

" Pollock said several times that he couldn't separate himself from his art. Not knowing much about modern art when I began to read about him, I was much more his persona - his struggles as a human being - that was interesting to me. "

" When I decided to direct, never having done that before, is something I'm very proud of. "

" For The Truman Show, I worked for a few weeks, do my gig, then I was done. "

" I have a tight family group that's really important to me. I don't want to work all the time. "

" I'm not an activist per se, but I have strong feelings about things. People can jump on celebrities for being ill-informed or naive, but I've got a right to say what I believe. "

" I had some really dear friends who died from AIDS-one in particular. His family wasn't around and he didn't have many friends. I spent a lot of time with him in his later days. "

" You get three hours' sleep and then you start all over again. Relentless. Pre-production was almost harder than filming. I was all over the city every day. It was really exhausting. "

" I think most families have a few secrets or some strange aspect to their history. We're all fascinated by family dynamics, but I'd much rather sit in an audience and watch someone else's problems! "

" I enjoy acting, and I appreciate people who have passion about what they're doing and have a vision about the film they're trying to make. "