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" Love is messy. It's not something that's real clean. "

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" One thing that everybody told me about directing was, 'Never compromise'. And the whole job is a compromise. So it's very paradoxical. How do you not compromise when the whole thing is about compromise? "

" One of the things I've learned over the years is that you only do what you can do as an actor. You do the best job you can, but you have no control over so many elements that are going to determine the outcome of that film. I never pay attention to what happens after. "

" To be honest with you, there's nothing that bores me more than sitting around with a bunch of actors talking shop. I love actors and I've got friends that are actors. They're interesting people. But for some reason, usually when it comes round to talking shop, there's a part of me that doesn't like it. "

" I'm drawn to women who live in a world different from my own. I don't believe you have to marry someone from your own backyard. James Joyce married a woman who never read any of his books. "

" I'm not the greatest boyfriend, but I'm not a creep. It's more like I'm... absent-minded. "

" I don't know why, but I like the saxophone. "

" The first music I was ever exposed to was Irish folk music, like the Clancy Brothers. My father plays that and Christmas songs. "

" I like to do comedy, but I'll be perfectly honest, I prefer to do drama and more character-driven-based stuff, generally. "

" It was being young and sensitive and an actor. There was a lot of pressure, everything was a hurdle. "

" One of my biggest fears is not being able to break out of a rut; of becoming a prisoner to my ways, unable to change course. But in my mid-thirties, I learned you can change your thinking. "

" I've always liked Southeast Asia a lot. It's a wonderful place, an easy place. People are great, there's a lot of history and culture, and I like the serenity of Buddhism there. It's very beautiful. I find that to be a very nice place to visit. "

" I like doing comedy, I like doing drama. Naturally I like to do, I like doing dramas, I like conflict, and when I do a comedy, you know, I've found that, like, romantic comedy is the trickiest one, because often it's neither: it's not romantic and it's not funny. So, like, I like a comedy that's biting. It's biting humor or really quirky humor. "

" I'm ambitious. I do think you have a tendency to be less happy sometimes when you're a seeker. You can be disenchanted because you're not getting what you want, and you're always striving and looking ahead instead of just being in the moment. "

" Actors don't generally go asking other actors for advice too much, but I'll take suggestions wherever I can. "

" Fame is part of me and my life as an actor. I enjoy the creative aspects of my life as an actor. I enjoy directing and acting as well. But the bottom line for me is not prestige and power. It's about having an exciting, creative life. "

" What's really great about Buddhism is its rational, informal quality. Coming from my experience of growing up a Catholic, I found Buddhism to be refreshingly easygoing and forgiving. "

" I don't fall in love easily. It's odd; one of the first things I think about when I go out with a woman is what it would be like to be married to her. And yet I have a tough time committing. "

" I've always wanted to do action stuff. I like it. You really want something that's special; that's got something special about it and not cheesy, I guess. I'll tell you something, it's fun, it's different. Comedy is difficult. Doing comedy is very difficult. Action stuff is fun. "

" I don't like to give out advice. I make suggestions when I get to know somebody a little bit, but I don't know about advice. "

" It's a pretty good job being an actor, but it's work sometimes. And when I say work, I mean it's a job. You're going to a job. "

" When I was twenty-two it was a lot harder to get hurt by women. It was easier for me to, you know, cheat on a girlfriend. I can't lie like that anymore. "

" I tend to wear my emotions on my sleeve. I've had my share of mood swings, believe me. But it's a powerful thing when you realize that you have dominion over your behavior and your passions. "

" I don't worry about whether a character is likable, as long as the character is believable. "

" I only hear my own voice. When you start hearing other voices, then it's time to worry. "

" I think anytime you can do something you haven't seen or done in a film before, it's always a great day as an actor. "

" When I started out as an actor I knew very little, which was probably a good thing. I was totally open. You don't judge yourself, you do it. "

" I used to make fun of the kids in school who acted or went to dance class. "

" Sunsets are great. Sunrises are a mixed bag. You either got up way too early or went to bed way too late. "

" I had acting teachers, and one of the things that was encouraged was to keep it fresh, to be spontaneous. That's the magic of film often. "

" There were six kids in our family, and I grew up fast. I had to do a lot of things on my own. I was a rebellious teenager. That's why coming into the film business was good for me because it gave me some discipline. Once I became an actor, I had to grow up a little more. "