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" It's not like I'm looking for things that I can direct that I can also act in, but when it's right, I feel like the actor side of me wants to have that opportunity. "

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Original

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Training

Never

" There's a certain type of character that you can't help but come in contact with growing up and living in Brooklyn and Long Island. A certain mixture of moxie, heart, and a wise guy sense of humor. "

" I didn't really like the aloneness of doing stand-up. "

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Doing

Really

" I was going to buy a van and move to LA so I could secretly pursue acting without any of my friends knowing. "

" Trees Lounge is based on my own life. Both my parents like the movie. My father, of course, thinks it's a masterpiece. "

" Every day's an adventure when I step out of my door. That's why I usually wear a hat and keep my head low. "

" My real training as an actor was when I started doing theatre. "

" I didn't think I'd ever be able to do movies. That was for serious actors. "

" When I was in pre-production for Trees Lounge, I was hearing the cinematographer talking with the production designer about colours and this and that, and feeling like I was losing control. "

" The thrill of performing - that's something that hasn't changed for me. That simultaneous joy of creating something and sharing it with an audience - it's the same now as it was then, when it was just my cousins' birthday party. "

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Joy

Sharing

" The trend now is to shoot in Canada because it's cheaper, and they don't care what the location is. "

" They're not supposed to show prison films in prison. Especially ones that are about escaping. "

" When I moved to the East Village in the late seventies, I wanted to be a street performer, so I practiced daily. I never did work up the skills or the courage to perform on the street, though. "

" The first movie I had a featured role in was Parting Glances. "

" I talked with Quentin about where the character came from, and he told me Kansas City. I don't know how somebody talks from Kansas City, so I made him from New York. "

" Casting is everything. Getting the person that you imagined is this character and then seeing what they bring to it. "

" I've always tried to have a healthy take on the characters I play; they are only characters I play. "

" I read the script and decide if a particular character looks fun to play. I look for complexity and a sense of humor. Those are crucial, real things to life. "

" When I get cast, I always flip to the end of the script to see if my character gets beaten up or killed. "

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Cast

Always

" Growing up, yeah, I had a magic kit with learn tricks and learn card tricks, but I was never... I used to watch whatever magic special was on as a kid, but then, it's not that I lost interest, but to be a magician, you really, it's really hard work. Learning lines is hard enough; learning sleight of hand, that's real practice. "

" I've certainly worked with really great directors who haven't acted. "

" Directing television is really hard - it's so fast. You shoot an hour show in seven days. "

" I could never have imagined the films I've done and the people I've worked with when I was starting out; I certainly did not have a career path. "

" Character actors just pile up the credits because you work on a movie for, like, a few days. It's not like I'm the lead in everything I do - far from it. I'm not spending three or four months on a picture; I'm spending three or four weeks. Sometimes three or four days. "

" Bob Altman had this relaxed but serious attitude. Everybody loved him. I wanted him to adopt me. "

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Loved

Him

" My greatest hope was to get discovered as a comedian and get on a sitcom. "

" I usually get freaked out if I'm in a situation where a lot of people recognise me at once. "

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People