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" My parents kept us sheltered from this world of Hollywood. I don't have any great memories of bouncing on Cary Grant's knee or something like that. "

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" I don't want to do an action movie, because I've acted in them, and they're so boring to do, because they're so technical. The headache of that is daunting. But, if it were an action movie with really interesting characters, how great would that be? "

" We want to live in the black and white, but we don't. The world is gray. And, I'm always fascinated by people who are clearly, 'This is black and this is white, and that's the way life is.' Life always has something to say about that. "

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" I feel audiences are not given enough credit for their intelligence. "

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" A 'guys' night out' for me is... being with my wife! Since I'm at work a lot, I want to be with her when I'm home. "

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