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" I've made so many mistakes. But it is my feeling that you learn from failures, so I welcome them as often as I can. "

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" My entire life has been an attempt to get back to the kind of feelings you have on a field. The sense of brotherhood, the esprit de corps, the focus - there being no past or future, just the ball. As trite as it sounds, I was happiest playing ball. "

" I think Polanski's an amazing director. "

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Self-Expression

" I never thought about the actors on television or film, like what kind of life they had. "

" I think there are ways in which shows can pop their heads up a little bit in the morass of everything you can watch. "

" I had to work in one of the most beautiful ski resorts in the world for almost three weeks. Pity me. "

" I don't want to know what happens in any movie that I go to see. "

" I don't make decisions based on money. "

" When I started getting notoriety it was cheesy to appear in a commercial. "

" I really enjoy taking an outdoor shower. "

" I love animals and I love working with them because they don't lie. "

" I think of myself as more of a comic person. I don't know about a comic actor. "