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" Most good actors have a huge intelligence about the human condition and a real open heart to different kinds of people and behavior. "

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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. "

" New York is not conductive to theater. New York does not encourage its young. It does not encourage experimentation. "

" Directing is creating a whole. You're able to combine different elements and create a film that is unique and true to your vision. "

" Any time you're trying to do a movie with a happy ending, it's very difficult because it's been done before and you don't want to be manipulative. "

" 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. "

" I was a sports fan, but I also went to peace marches. "

" Every man dies. Not every man lives. "

" I wouldn't even get elected. I'd probably deck a couple of people, too which would not play very well with the national media. "

" Americans accept that gangsters are running the government. "

" You get money out of acting. You get gray hair out of directing. Actually, I get more of a rush from directing. "

" 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. "

" Just because someone gets arrested doesn't mean what they are doing is wrong. Some laws are unfair and unjust. "

" I don't know if I ever really bought into the eternal damnation bit. "

" I've used drugs that I do consider to be dangerous, drugs that are potentially detrimental to kids and society at large. "

" I've long ago compromised my eight hours a night. "

" When you make the judgement as a network that there are only three candidates, you are censoring points of view. "

" I couldn't care less about being a presenter at the Oscars. "

" 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. "

" My philosophy is, don't take no for an answer and be willing to sacrifice your entire project for freedom. "

" 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. "

" I don't care about Clinton's haircuts or his affairs or any of that stuff. "

" I learned never to listen to acting teachers because they don't know what the hell they're talking about. "

" I started getting on my feet and clowning around, and they ended up putting me in a play when I was 12. And I was hooked. "

" If you're in the position to help someone and you do it, it's very rewarding. "

" If you find yourself in a movie that you have questions about, it's not a compromise to your integrity. "

" 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. "

" There are dumb actors. But there are dumb politicians and dumb bakers. "

" Bush is very clever. When the debate should have been about the deterioration of our cities and the lack of action by government, he sent in his idiot to make an outrageous statement about Murphy Brown. "

" I don't view myself as a political leftie. I view myself as a storyteller who is fair to both sides. "