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" It's no fun to be a struggling young actor. It's a desperate thing, no way to be happy. If you have any alternative, you should take it. "
Tommy Lee Jones
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" I do not have a sense of humor of any recognizable sort. "
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" I fear other actors who are not prepared. And I fear directors who are afraid. "
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" You are going to grow up whether you want to or not. It requires no effort. "
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" I try to be as good a director as I possibly can. I try to be prepared, and I hope everyone else is. The preparation, I suppose, means just about everything. Little things mean a lot. "
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" I don't need much of a character in my life. I've already got one; my family knows who I am, and I don't have a reason to make an impression on the world around me unless it's in a professional context. Acting is not a personal experience; it's a job. "
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" If you don't hurt anybody or try to steal anything, you'll be fine in the South. "
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" I know a lot of cowboys and I've done a little work on ranches with cattle, and those people become your friends, and keep their word. "
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" I personally don't live a nihilistic life, I don't have any use for it. "
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" No director wants to be directed, but no good director... would shy away from the good ideas of others. "
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" The entire elementary school in Rotan, Texas, presented a theatrical production of 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.' And the part of Sneezy fell to me. "
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" No, I don't think about the myth of the West. It's not the kind of thinking I do. That's more suited to people who live in big towns on the West Coast or East Coast, people who stay under a roof, in a room, all the time. "
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" I think any thinking person should be worried about climate change. "
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" I haven't a clue if there is life on other planets but I'd be charmed if we found a unicellular organism on Mars. It would change our whole concept of life on Earth. "
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" I don't direct movies for a living. "
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" I think that no matter how much you don't like yourself or the drama of your life you can still find some comedy in it. "
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" If military movies were automatically successful we'd make nothing but military movies. But seriously, patriotism is one thing that all Americans have in common. "
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" In the political world, the only position I have is voter. I'm not a spokesman for anything. "
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" You can't instruct an audience to laugh, but what you can do is read well and understand the spirit and subtleties, if there are any, in the dialogue. "
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" As a child of West Texas, I identify with Hispanic culture every bit as much as I do North American culture. "
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" As an actor to watch an audience of people howl together in a single mind as a result of work you've done together with friends is a privilege. "
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" I don't analyze things like titles. "
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" I want to photograph what I see and put it in a dramatic context. I'm an actor and a writer, and I want to tell these stories and present these shapes, colors and movements as I see them, as I see them serve a narrative. As I see that narrative serve an audience. That's what I want to do. "
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" I love cinema. "
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" In the course of American history, great steps are taken by ordinary people, and ordinary people are not perfect. "
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" I'm an introspective guy when there's money in it. "
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" You know, I don't really think you have to play nice guys. "
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" All my life I've had the privilege to make my living with my imagination, and the most important thing has been to see my creative life grow. I was educated to do that and have lived accordingly. "
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" I'm kind of pleased with myself that I've got a tailor on Savile Row. I'm 68 years old. I deserve it. "
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" I have nothing against interviews. I don't pursue them. When people I work for deem it appropriate, I'm perfectly willing to serve. "
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