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" I've always wanted to work with Paul Newman. I had a couple opportunities in the past, and I didn't take advantage of it, so it was really fun to be working with him. "
Ed Harris
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" If I started worrying about how my constituents are going to react to every move I make, I wouldn't be able to do my job here. I'll do what I think is right and explain it later. "
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Going
Think
Right
" There's always a reaction based on fear. People assume if you're criticizing a decision to go to war, then you're saying something against the soldiers-which is not the case. "
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Saying
You
People
" It's hard to see a film that's been made from a book that you really loved because it's such a different experience. "
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You
Book
Loved
" I have a tight family group that's really important to me. I don't want to work all the time. "
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Group
Important
" I think most families have a few secrets or some strange aspect to their history. We're all fascinated by family dynamics, but I'd much rather sit in an audience and watch someone else's problems! "
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Think
Problems
History
" You can mostly forget ethnic or religious differences. The competition for a bigger share of the oil proceeds is behind much of the fighting. "
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Differences
Competition
Fighting
" I think most people that are looked upon as doing something daring don't necessarily think of it that way-they do what they have to do. "
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People
Think
Doing
" When Bush first got elected, the very first time there was talk of going to war with Iraq, the mainstream media gave his position total credibility. I didn't get it then, and I don't get it now. "
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War
Media
Now
" I love this country very much, and I'm proud to live here, but I think our current administration is extreme. These are not merely conservative people, these are extreme right-wing people. "
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People
Live
Here
" One of the first things I learned about acting was, the only person you compete against is yourself. "
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Acting
First
Person
" I was concerned about filling my life up with something important to me. To me, it was just necessary. "
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My Life
Me
Important
" I am not one of these guys who works job after job after job. "
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Am
Who
Job
" I was born in 1950, so there were tons of Westerns on TV by the time I was 6, 7, 8 years old. In terms of television, 'Maverick' and 'Have Gun - Will Travel.' But filmically, classics like 'High Noon' and 'The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance' - that's one of my favorite films. "
Ed Harris
Man
Travel
Time
" You can't betray yourself too often, or you become somebody else. "
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Somebody
Become
Yourself
" I have some property. We have a few acres, so I like working on it, whether it's cutting stuff down, cleaning stuff up, building steps, or working with concrete, you know, brickwork. "
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You
Building
Cleaning
" For The Truman Show, I worked for a few weeks, do my gig, then I was done. "
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Gig
Weeks
Then
" I enjoy acting, and I appreciate people who have passion about what they're doing and have a vision about the film they're trying to make. "
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Vision
Doing
Enjoy
" I haven't directed a film since 'Appaloosa,' and I've been looking for something because I love the directing thing. "
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Love
Because
Directing
" When I decided to direct, never having done that before, is something I'm very proud of. "
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Proud
Never
Done
" I had some really dear friends who died from AIDS-one in particular. His family wasn't around and he didn't have many friends. I spent a lot of time with him in his later days. "
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Friends
Days
Family
" You get three hours' sleep and then you start all over again. Relentless. Pre-production was almost harder than filming. I was all over the city every day. It was really exhausting. "
Ed Harris
City
Day
Every Day
" I'm not an activist per se, but I have strong feelings about things. People can jump on celebrities for being ill-informed or naive, but I've got a right to say what I believe. "
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Feelings
Strong
People
" I listen to National Public Radio, which, to me at least, presents the most rounded view of things. "
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View
Most
Things
" Seeing what happens when you rip yourself open is what your job is all about. "
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Yourself
Your
Job
" You look at a guy like Lance Armstrong, and you have to be inspired. I sat next to Kirk Douglas the other day, and he's inspiring for fighting through his stroke. "
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Fighting
Day
Look
" I feel like my place in this industry is still progressing. "
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Still
Like
I Feel Like
" A lot of films come out before they're finished. "
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Before
Out
Lot
" I feel fine about getting older because I'm in good shape. I'm 64 and I feel good. "
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Feel
Good
Feel Good
" I feel pretty comfortable with who I am. After a while, if you're not, it's like, what are you hoping for? "
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Am
You
Pretty
" I actually have a decent singing voice, and I've never been able to sing onscreen. I'd love to do a musical. "
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Been
Sing
Singing