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" It just seems like that because I do a lot of independent films that don't get to the mainstream. "

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" Heroes to me are guys that sit in libraries. They absorb knowledge and then the risks they take are calculated on the basis of the courage it took to become replete with knowledge. "

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" It was the moment I learned acting is not acting out. After that light went on, I spent the rest of my life trying to figure out how to make other people realize it. "

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" I demand minimal for paid rehearsal and not always six weeks either. "

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" I am just as comfortable in Britain and France as I am in America... but nowhere is perfect. "

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" I am not a famous person at home - I'm just a guy here. I'm a father, I'm a companion, I'm a human being. I am not a public figure in my house; I am not a celebrity. I am not a famous person to myself - I am just a guy. "

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