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" I'm kind of an obsessive-compulsive person, like, neat obsessive. "

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" Film is such a bizarre vehicle for acting. It's such a bizarre experience. I don't think you ever really get familiar with it. If you do get familiar with it, you're probably not that good anymore. "

" A lot of times in Hollywood you're as good as your last job. "

" I've never been a heavy practitioner of the method or, at least, with any specific intent; I'm kind of an impulse-based person. Like, I'm sort of waiting for something to happen that I'm not expecting, and I kind of want to jump on that train of emotion, whatever it is, both from myself or from the other actor. "

" I really don't think there is anybody in the business with better eyes than Elijah Wood. "

" I had great teachers, great ensembles, and great companies to work with who supported my career. "

" I'm drawn to people who share that sense of loss. All actors are trying to repair damaged relationships. I think that might be why I've been drawn to other actors. "

" Theater is consistent. You ride your bike to work. You get most of the day off so you can see your kids. My problem is that after three months, I go mad. One of the reasons I never thought I could do a TV show is that I hate doing the same thing over and over again. "

" I have the kind of face that people want to punch. "

" As soon as you know what you're doing, you're doing it wrong. That's what I find with acting. As soon as it becomes padded, it becomes pat. "

" It's good to overexpose yourself with work. But don't expose yourself too much with the press. "

" I find old women at weddings and funerals attractive; I have this weird mortality thing. "

" Every girl I've gone out with has said something to me first. "

" The skill set for hockey is so specific to skating and if you haven't been skating as a kid it's impossible to play - and I wasn't a skater. "

" You always have to create the character from the ground up. "

" Well, I don't think I've ever been a huge target for the press, and I value that to a degree, because there's a certain value for actors staying beneath the radar so they can play characters. "

" Style, no matter how outrageous it is, is still an expression of someone's personality. And my personality is somewhere stuck in the classics. "

" I struggle with the idea of comparing people's work and art. The notion of giving awards or putting a competitive spin on something that is a relative art form is sort of odd to me. "

" You know, I have a deep, deep affinity for Dr. Seuss. "

" I went to school in Massachusetts at Hampshire College. "

" I'm someone who started in the theater and really couldn't stand repeating the show. My favorite part of acting is the five or six weeks of rehearsal that you get. I like doing previews; I like the opening week because my friends and family come, and then after that, I don't want to do it anymore. "

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" During 'Manchurian Candidate' - that role originated with Laurence Harvey, and I studied everything he did. I would never be able to reproduce that performance, but I got a lot of ideas from watching it. "

" I was a writer. I just wasn't a very good one. I was lucky enough to have a playwriting teacher who told me that I'd be a better actor than I would a playwright. "

" You can think about your career or you can think about your job. I like to think about my job. "

" I didn't think that a career in theater was very realistic so I thought the only thing I could make money doing and still be somewhat artistic was, god help me, advertising. "

" I was always drawn to tough girls. I liked that domineering thing. "

" The worst bar fights I ever saw were in London. I saw a guy break a pint glass in another guy's face in a club in the Eighties. It was a gay club, too. "

" I think it's really, really important to mix it up as an actor, to try to get as much kind of varied experience as you can, not only for your own personal growth as an actor but for the audience to keep them guessing about what you're going to do. "

" Home is New York. "

" There's nothing more exciting than that conversation you have with a live audience. It's the best feeling in the world. "

" I manage to hide in my movies. "