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" I'm essentially a momma's boy with a good education. "

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" I play tough guys in movies and behaved like one in front of the press because I thought that was what a man did. "

" I read for 'Reservoir Dogs,' and it got down to me and Buscemi, and Quentin couldn't make up his mind. I really wanted that part, but Buscemi is great in that. I also got really close on 'Gladiator,' but Ridley Scott decided on Russell Crowe, who's perfect in it. "

" I'm a big baby. I'm not tough at all. "

" I'm a very fortunate actor. I'm blessed to be the position I'm in right now. "

" I know that 20 years from now if anyone asks me one question, it will be, 'What was it like to be in Saving Private Ryan? "

" It used to be the case that studio executives like Robert Evans, Darryl Zanuck, and David Selznick would put aside money for what they wanted to be great movies regardless of whether they would perform well with the box office. "

" I don't know what to say about it except Tom Hanks is a great person, a serious person; he's dissatisfied in a very likeable way, in a very discreet way, and Steven Spielberg is similar in his discretion and drive. But Spielberg is calm. He's this driven filmmaker and visionary. He really is. "

" I know a lot about the Battle of the Bulge, and a lot about World War II from 'Saving Private Ryan.' "

" I don't know if people know that Sylvester Stallone is one of the most decent gentlemen that I've ever met. He's the most consistent friend I've ever had. "

" Actors have to make you believe that it's happening for the first time and all that jazz and make it human and at the same time entertain you. "

" My wife and I are a team, and it's good for my work because I'm interested in working from a stable base. "

" I was an anomaly because my father was a Harvard man, and he came from a family of poor people. "

" I'm not really rebellious. People think I am, but I'm not. "

" I try to stop and take a 10-second break and ask myself before I do something: One, is this going to improve my life for my children, or two, will there be a potential for something to go wrong here? "

" It was dog food. Beef livers with onions in a can. You open it up and it looks like vomit. "

" A lot of acting, and I believe this, is either you can do it or you can't. "

" I read a lot. I am an inveterate reader. I always have a novel going. "

" Although I get so much fan mail from Great Britain, tell me, am I more famous there than Michael Madsen? "

" I used to blame my problems on other people. But my moment of clarity, if you want to call it that, came when I was looking in the mirror one day and just burst into tears. It wasn't just that I looked bad, it was that I knew my problem was me. "

" I like to touch things. In my house I have a lot of velvet drapes and thick, lush couches. "

" It's just acting. I take acting seriously but up to a point. "

" We get second chances. We get 19th chances. "

" I weighed 190 when I got to boot camp, I came out at 178. I ate only the beans and tomato sauce. "

" I have tried to make decisions to work with great directors, with good scripts, and that makes the pickings real slim. "

" My family is very discreet. White-shoe, you know? "

" I may be a vain person, but I'm not a vain performer. "

" I shot a couple of movies in jail, but I was never in jail. "

" I really desire a partner. "

" You must have to want it so badly, if there is any way you can live without it, get out of it. Being an unsuccessful actor is like having a skin disease. Make sure your passion is not misplaced. "

" Being alone is scarier than any boogey man and the reason why I don't choose to see Horror movies as a rule. "