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" It's nice to finally get scripts offered to me that aren't the ones Tom Hanks wipes his butt with. "

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" It was such a leap in my career when 'Truman Show' came along. It's always been a long process for me insofar as recognition goes, but that's OK because you appreciate it when it comes. "

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" If you aren't in the moment, you are either looking forward to uncertainty, or back to pain and regret. "

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" Ya know what I do almost every day? I wash. Personal hygiene is part of the package with me. "

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