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" I'll read, like, ten scripts, and then sometimes if I'm lucky, there will be two or three scripts that I like, and sometimes they'll all be dramas, or they'll all be comedies, or there will be two dramas and a comedy, and then I'll go for whatever. If I have to audition, I'll audition. If it's an offer, great. "

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" 'End of Watch' was 98-percent written, and I work really hard to make it look like it's the first time I'm saying it. "

" I didn't realise I lived in the ghetto until we moved out. "

" I've always noticed that girls cry way easier than guys do. "

" I've been seeing superhero movies as long as I can remember. I don't think they're going anywhere. "

" 'Tower Heist?' That is a movie that it's hard not to name-drop, but, it's a crew of five, and it's Ben Stiller, Eddie Murphy, me, Matthew Broderick, and Casey Affleck. And we're like, on a heist. "

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" My brother and my father both got laid off around the same that I was starting to do this movie 'Chavez.' And at the same time, it was when all the bailouts were happening. "

" I loved WWF as a kid. "

" There's a bigger percentage of good cops than bad cops. But the bad cops should be penalised like regular people. "

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" I remember my seventh-grade chemistry teacher told me I'd never amount to anything. I thought, 'Hmm. OK.' That gave me motivation to prove her wrong. "

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" I'm an American, and I live pretty well. But go down to Mexico, and a lot of people really don't. So what, we're going to blame them for trying to get out? "

" I am not afraid to play Latin roles - that was a big part of my life. "

" I wouldn't say I have comedy chops. I guess you get lucky with good writing because I don't think I'm a comedian by any stretch of the imagination. "

" I'm envious of writers. "

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" I want to become more successful. "

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" For me, when I do my best acting, it's mainly imagination. Then I really have a lot of fun with it. "

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" I have really good managers and agents who are very selective in what they send me. "

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Who

" You can think you know somebody. But when they're trying to punch you in the face, you really know somebody. You learn their tendencies. "

" I remember seeing 'Dead Poet's Society,' and it made it appealing in a way that I actually went to prep school. "

" There are certain people you don't have to worry about on set. "

" Sometimes it's good to be naive. "

" I want to do more sci-fi films. I want to play half-alien, half-illegal alien. "

" I'm just an actor. If it's drama, I add as much humour as the part will stand. And if it's a comedy, add as much drama as you can, so it balances out; you don't wanna be too serious. "

" I'll do anything to make my kid laugh. "

" When you finish a drama, you go, 'I can't wait to do a comedy.' When you finish a comedy, you go, 'I want to do a dramedy, dark humor.' "

" I feel lucky. I feel blessed. If you get blessed with some ability, I think you have to work hard at it. Michael Jordan was a great basketball player, but he wasn't the best shooter, even though he had the skill, and he had to work and work at it. "

" When I started wrestling, I sucked. I hated losing, so I started doing pushups and more squats, and then I did summer wrestling and learned different styles. "

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" Some of my favorite actors are Gene Wilder and Eddie Murphy back in the day - that's mainly what me and my brothers watched when we were kids. "

" I'd love to work with Woody Allen. "

" I'm clearly not a writer, but I'm always a fan of them. "