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" It was dangerous to hit the wrong kid in my neighborhood, because a lot of the guys I played with had fathers in the Mafia. "

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" Any time you're trying to do a movie with a happy ending, it's very difficult because it's been done before and you don't want to be manipulative. "

" I like Spike Lee a lot. He's incredibly gifted and I don't think he gets the credit he deserves as a filmmaker. "

" I love iconoclasts. I love individuals. I love people that are true to themselves, whatever the cost. "

" Just because someone gets arrested doesn't mean what they are doing is wrong. Some laws are unfair and unjust. "

" I wouldn't even get elected. I'd probably deck a couple of people, too which would not play very well with the national media. "

" I think the enemy is self-censorship. In a free society the biggest danger is that you're afraid to the point where you censor yourself. "

" When you have a person in power who punishes people for speaking their mind, it's truly dangerous. "

" I wouldn't say I'm a method actor. I do research when I feel I don't have enough experience for the part I'm playing. "

" Bush is very clever. When the debate should have been about the deterioration of our cities and the lack of action by government, he sent in his idiot to make an outrageous statement about Murphy Brown. "

" It's certainly a lot more difficult to get a project made if you're talking about something progressive. That's just the nature of the industry. "

" I don't know if I ever really bought into the eternal damnation bit. "

" American people are not evil. Given information, they will do the right thing. But they're not given the information. "

" Susan is just great. I know I'm biased, but she's a great actress. "

" Every man dies. Not every man lives. "

" I couldn't care less about being a presenter at the Oscars. "

" I don't think people have been able to deal with the fact that African American filmmakers can make movies about life and relationships. "

" If you find yourself in a movie that you have questions about, it's not a compromise to your integrity. "

" I started getting on my feet and clowning around, and they ended up putting me in a play when I was 12. And I was hooked. "

" I learned never to listen to acting teachers because they don't know what the hell they're talking about. "

" It's difficult when you have to turn down a tremendous amount of money because you don't like what the script is saying and you don't have any money. "

" I was a sports fan, but I also went to peace marches. "

" I'm the kind of person who does not remember bad things. "

" New York is not conductive to theater. New York does not encourage its young. It does not encourage experimentation. "

" My philosophy is, don't take no for an answer and be willing to sacrifice your entire project for freedom. "

" I don't care about Clinton's haircuts or his affairs or any of that stuff. "

" I mean, what are they scared of? Who's going to vote for anyone from the Communist Party, for God's sake? "

" If you're in the position to help someone and you do it, it's very rewarding. "

" I'm six foot four and a half and I have a temper. It's reserved for very important issues. If someone is asking me to make an artistic concession, then I'll become a madman. "

" You get money out of acting. You get gray hair out of directing. Actually, I get more of a rush from directing. "

" Is Walt turning over in his grave? A man named Joe Roth runs Disney right now-he gave me the go-ahead and total freedom to do whatever I wanted to do. "