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" I've used drugs that I do consider to be dangerous, drugs that are potentially detrimental to kids and society at large. "
Tim Robbins
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" I love iconoclasts. I love individuals. I love people that are true to themselves, whatever the cost. "
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" I'm fairly competant as a director and actor, but I am Mr. Neurotic as a writer. I just don't have enough confidence in my abilities to take criticism well. I take it personally. Start with 'It's a masterpiece,' and then tell me what you think could be changed. "
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" Altman was told they wouldn't do the film with me. He could easily have abandoned me, but he stood by me and really bailed me out. "
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" Directing is creating a whole. You're able to combine different elements and create a film that is unique and true to your vision. "
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" It's difficult when you have to turn down a tremendous amount of money because you don't like what the script is saying and you don't have any money. "
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" I don't know if I ever really bought into the eternal damnation bit. "
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" If you're in the position to help someone and you do it, it's very rewarding. "
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" I'm six foot four and a half and I have a temper. It's reserved for very important issues. If someone is asking me to make an artistic concession, then I'll become a madman. "
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" There is absolutely no way that I would enter that world. I would never run for office. "
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" I mean, what are they scared of? Who's going to vote for anyone from the Communist Party, for God's sake? "
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" I've been lucky-my looks haven't put me into one category. I don't look like a blue blood. I don't look like a criminal. I don't look like anything. "
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" Is Walt turning over in his grave? A man named Joe Roth runs Disney right now-he gave me the go-ahead and total freedom to do whatever I wanted to do. "
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" I've long ago compromised my eight hours a night. "
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" I think the enemy is self-censorship. In a free society the biggest danger is that you're afraid to the point where you censor yourself. "
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" When you have a person in power who punishes people for speaking their mind, it's truly dangerous. "
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" If I'm a commodity, it wouldn't be a wise idea to buy stock in me - although, in the long run, maybe I'm a slow growth investment. "
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Growth
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" I'm the kind of person who does not remember bad things. "
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" Susan is just great. I know I'm biased, but she's a great actress. "
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" When you make the judgement as a network that there are only three candidates, you are censoring points of view. "
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" I like Spike Lee a lot. He's incredibly gifted and I don't think he gets the credit he deserves as a filmmaker. "
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Lot
" Toy Soldiers was my introduction to film. I certainly didn't think I was doing art by any stretch of the imagination. "
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" If you find yourself in a movie that you have questions about, it's not a compromise to your integrity. "
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" New York is not conductive to theater. New York does not encourage its young. It does not encourage experimentation. "
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" There's nothing more boring than unintelligent actors, because all they have to talk about is themselves and acting. There have to be other things. "
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" I learned much more about acting from philosophy courses, psychology courses, history and anthropology than I ever learned in acting class. "
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" I was a sports fan, but I also went to peace marches. "
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" I don't care about Clinton's haircuts or his affairs or any of that stuff. "
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" I'm not gangly; I'm very coordinated. I do have a bit of a baby face. But I guess that just means I'll be working longer. "
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" It was dangerous to hit the wrong kid in my neighborhood, because a lot of the guys I played with had fathers in the Mafia. "
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Wrong
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