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" My uncle always said that I could have been a rancher. "
Robert Duvall
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" Very often some of the religious miracle plays you see on television can be very corny, I find. And so simplistic. "
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" I like to do things that I develop from the ground up. "
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" Some people say, 'Do you have any theories on acting?' And I say, well maybe: I think you can start with zero and end with zero. You don't have to go anywhere, you don't have to go for the result. "
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" I've always remembered something Sanford Meisner, my acting teacher, told us. When you create a character, it's like making a chair, except instead of making someting out of wood, you make it out of yourself. That's the actor's craft - using yourself to create a character. "
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" I'm getting good offers, as good as ever sometimes. I just finished a thing with Billy Bob Thornton that was the most unique part I've ever played in my life, in the most unique project. "
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" You have a little bit of feeling for everyone you play. "
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" When I knew nothing, I thought I could do anything. "
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Knew
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" I think there are more good young actors now than ever. It's a medium that everyone wants to be connected with - it is such a hip medium going into the 21st century. "
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" I can't live without a woman. I have to have a woman, have to have a wife. "
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Without
Wife
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" I'm better than Olivier. "
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Than
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" I hope I left behind a legacy that people will enjoy. But whatever they want to say, I can't predict. "
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" I wanted to show that crime doesn't pay. If you are saved and accept the Lord, you cannot use that as an excuse to avoid punishment. "
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" A young actor once asked me, What do you do between jobs? I said, Hobbies, hobbies, and more hobbies. "
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" Some Russian ballet master woman said there's no culture in America, but if you look you can find interesting stuff in this country, don't you think? "
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" Everybody likes to win. "
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" Around my own friends, I like to mess around. "
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" What drives me is I love my profession. I love to do it. "
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" Well, I can't live without a woman. I have to have a woman, have to have a wife. "
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