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" I've never done work for money ever. If your choices are based on grosses and the film doesn't do well, what does that mean? It leaves you with nothing. "

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" The exciting part of acting, I don't know how else to explain it, are those moments when you surprise yourself. "

" When I work, I work very hard. So I look to work with people who have that level of dedication. And I depend on that from everyone. From the director to my crews that I work with. "

" What I find sometimes that is tricky is if actors are using too much of their own life in a picture, in a scene, they get locked into a particular way to play the scene, and it lacks an immediacy. "

" Have you ever gotten the feeling that you aren't completely embarassed yet, but you glimpse tomorrow's embarrassment? "

" Awards are wonderful. I've been nominated many times and I've won many awards. But my journey is not towards that. If it happens it will be a blast. If it doesn't, it's still been a blast. "

" I've never made a film that I didn't believe in, you know? However the picture turns out, I've always given everything to it. That's kind of how I approach life. I can't help it. There's no part-way with me on anything in any area of my life. "

" When you become successful in any type of life, there are people who are not contributing to the motion. "

" I would live with all of my sisters if I could. We've always been very close, my sisters and me. "

" I'm an all-or-nothing kind of person, and when I become interested in something, I give it my all. "

" Individuals have to decide what is true and real for them. "

" Every single time I start to do a picture, without fail, I feel as if I don't know what I'm doing. "

" The thing about film-making is I give it everything, that's why I work so hard. I always tell young actors to take charge. It's not that hard. Sign your own cheques, be responsible. "

" I'm passionate about learning. I'm passionate about life. "

" I'm always around my mother and sisters. I always wanted to be a father, a husband. "

" I love what I do. I take great pride in what I do. And I can't do something halfway, three-quarters, nine-tenths. If I'm going to do something, I go all the way. "

" If you have kids, it is the most important thing to create good times. "

" Saddam has committed many crimes against humanity and against his own people. "

" I have respect for what other people believe. What I believe in my own life is that it's a search for how I can do things better, whether it's being a better man or a better father or finding ways for myself to improve. "

" I go without sleep, I just go hard. "

" Here's how I've lived my life: I've never been late to a set. I make films I believe in. I feel privileged to be able to do what I love. "

" If I don't talk about my religion, if I say I'm not discussing it or different humanitarian things I'm working on, they're like, 'He's avoiding it.' If I do talk about it, it becomes, 'Oh, he's proselytizing.' "

" I want a world without war, a world without insanity. I want to see people do well. I don't even think it's as much as what I want for myself. It's more what I want for the people around me. That's what I want. "

" I always look for a challenge and something that's different. "

" Talk is over-rated as a means of settling disputes. "

" I've spent many birthdays on a movie set, all great days. "

" I look at the Samurai because they were the artists of their time. What I think struck me when I read Bushido is compassion. 'If there's no one there to help, go out and find someone to help.' That hit me, because I try to lead my life like that. "

" I've gotten very good at scheduling my life, scheduling the scene and preparing myself for knowing, saving the energy, consuming the energy, knowing when to go for it and having the available reserves to be able to do that. You have to think about that, because it's endurance. "

" It's well known I'm a Scientologist, and that has helped me to find that inner peace in my life and it's something that has given me great stability and tools that I use. "