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" In politics there are so many holes, so many contradictions, you don't know what's happening. "

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" I'm ambitious. I do think you have a tendency to be less happy sometimes when you're a seeker. You can be disenchanted because you're not getting what you want, and you're always striving and looking ahead instead of just being in the moment. "

" Actors don't generally go asking other actors for advice too much, but I'll take suggestions wherever I can. "

" I think anytime you can do something you haven't seen or done in a film before, it's always a great day as an actor. "

" I've always wanted to do action stuff. I like it. You really want something that's special; that's got something special about it and not cheesy, I guess. I'll tell you something, it's fun, it's different. Comedy is difficult. Doing comedy is very difficult. Action stuff is fun. "

" We get caught up in all the stress - 'Got to do this, is this the right thing for me to do?' - but what about the thing you want to do? That's what'll keep you young. It's empowering, not becoming a prisoner of some other person's idea of what you should be. "

" I don't fall in love easily. It's odd; one of the first things I think about when I go out with a woman is what it would be like to be married to her. And yet I have a tough time committing. "

" I had acting teachers, and one of the things that was encouraged was to keep it fresh, to be spontaneous. That's the magic of film often. "

" To be honest with you, there's nothing that bores me more than sitting around with a bunch of actors talking shop. I love actors and I've got friends that are actors. They're interesting people. But for some reason, usually when it comes round to talking shop, there's a part of me that doesn't like it. "

" I grew up with the white picket fence. My dad went to work nine to five, and he had a station wagon. "

" Fame is part of me and my life as an actor. I enjoy the creative aspects of my life as an actor. I enjoy directing and acting as well. But the bottom line for me is not prestige and power. It's about having an exciting, creative life. "

" I don't worry about whether a character is likable, as long as the character is believable. "

" I do get bottled up in interviews. You're thinking about what you're saying, and suddenly you get all tangled. So people think I'm sullen, or that I don't have much to say. But my friends will tell you: a lot of times I talk too much. "

" I know this sounds kind of crazy, but I think we're all actors. "

" It's a pretty good job being an actor, but it's work sometimes. And when I say work, I mean it's a job. You're going to a job. "

" One of my greatest fears is not being able to change, to be caught in a never-ending cycle of sameness. Growth is so important. "

" I sometimes think love is God's way of hoodwinking people into having kids. You fall in love, and all that passion goes into procreating and wanting children. "

" I'm not the greatest boyfriend, but I'm not a creep. It's more like I'm... absent-minded. "

" I don't hide out. If you build a wall around yourself, it draws people to invade it. Fear is the enemy. "

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" Those are the kinds of roles you can really sink your teeth into. Characters with an edge. When you're playing someone who's sort of seedy, there's less limitation, there's so much space you can travel. There's room to move in. "

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" I'm drawn to women who live in a world different from my own. I don't believe you have to marry someone from your own backyard. James Joyce married a woman who never read any of his books. "

" These are people who haven't gone through the legal means to becoming citizens like our forefathers did. They want all the benefits but none of the responsibilities. "

" Of course, if you're gonna make movies, you gotta make movies, and I'm not gonna say no to a good role. "

" Love is messy. It's not something that's real clean. "

" One of the things I've learned over the years is that you only do what you can do as an actor. You do the best job you can, but you have no control over so many elements that are going to determine the outcome of that film. I never pay attention to what happens after. "

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" When I was twenty-two it was a lot harder to get hurt by women. It was easier for me to, you know, cheat on a girlfriend. I can't lie like that anymore. "