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" I'm turning into a stricter dad. "

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" I don't know how anybody gets better at anything aside from doing it. "

" I wanted to write plays. I was at Yale graduate school at the time for English literature, not for acting... I liked the idea of collaboration, and I thought if I'm gonna write plays, I should learn something about speaking the lines that I might try to write. "

" I think of myself as more of a comic person. I don't know about a comic actor. "

" I think the real heroic teachers are the ones who work with kids, like my mom and my sister do. "

" Games, by nature, have more plot options and non-linear qualities than TV and film. "

" I think patience is a skill and I wish I had it. "

" I've turned down jobs because I've said, 'Honestly, I can't find my way in. I can't do it. I love you, as a director. I think the script is good. You deserve better than I think I can do.' "

" My favorite parts of work as an actor and a director are those unplanned mistakes that do happen, because it's like catching lightning in a bottle. It's the best part of what we do. "

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Self-Expression

" Generally, I don't like to walk out of a movie. It's like a relationship - you want to see it to the end; otherwise, you won't know if you left early or not. "

" I'll instinctively know that I identify with a character. "

" I don't mind close-ups, I like them, but they're kind of forceful - you see a lot, you get a lot of information in a close-up. There's less mystery. "

" I'm constantly amazed by the ability a child has to show sympathy, to read emotions, to get to the heart of any situation. It's unfiltered and completely inspiring. "

" I'm very proud of my Scottish blood. "

" My whole life, I've wanted things before I was ready. I was always pushing for the next job, the next success. I was so focused on achieving and the path that I was missing some great point about life. "

" A lot of times passion projects or films are difficult to make because they don't have proven directors attached to them. "

" I lost my virginity when I was 14. And I haven't been able to find it. "

" Most journalists expect me to answer all their questions about aliens and spaceships. "

" You can go through life and actually speak your mind and do it in an articulate fashion and with a really intelligent point of view. "

" I had to work in one of the most beautiful ski resorts in the world for almost three weeks. Pity me. "

" Humility is considered an un-masculine quality. "

" I think there are ways in which shows can pop their heads up a little bit in the morass of everything you can watch. "

" What strikes me is that 'XIII' looks like a movie. The shot making is movie-like, which is kind of fun - the kind of playful action movie shot making is pretty, is pretty good. What's also great about this game is its style and interesting story-line. "

" There are certain things I learned when I first started learning about acting, to try and place the character physically and emotionally. And the way you place them emotionally is often with humor. "

" I still feel like I haven't grown up. "

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" The happiest moment of my life was probably when my daughter was born. "

" I feel I have to work hard to nurture whatever talent I have as an actor. I feel like it's not natural to me. So I don't take it for granted... What I think is my natural ability - which is writing - I think I totally take that for granted. "

" You can't control your mind. Why would you want to? "