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" Nobody wants to watch perfection. "

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" I do enjoy animated movies. I really love anime and movies like 'Spirited Away' and 'Howl's Moving Castle.' "

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" I would like to hook up with one of the great Japanese filmmakers, like the master that made 'Ringu,' and I would like to take 'The Wicker Man' to Japan, except this time he's a ghost. "

" To be a good actor you have to be something like a criminal, to be willing to break the rules to strive for something new. "

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" I have a love / hate relationship with the city of New Orleans, which is the strongest kind of relationship. "

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" Snakes are sometimes perceived as evil, but they are also perceived as medicine. If you look at an ambulance, there's the two snakes on the side of the ambulance. The caduceus, or the staff of Hermes, there's the two snakes going up it, which means that the venom can also be healing. "

" Guy Pearce is very precise and clear about understanding the rhythm and the music of a scene. "

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" I want people to discover my movies, and however they choose to receive it is their business. "

" I know what it's like to meet someone you admire and have them be a complete jerk. "

" The end of the world is on people's minds. We have the power to destroy or save ourselves, but the question is what do you do with that responsibility. "

" I think I've spent more time in front of a camera than off camera. That's just the way it is. "

" I use technology for communication, but I don't have a Blackberry or an iPhone. I use an outdated cell phone, but I'm fine with it. "

" I'm always curious about what happens when we die. And I'd like to think that somehow the spirit goes on. I'd rather not think that it's just about this. "

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" It may come as a surprise to people, but I'm actually quite boring and normal. What do I do? I read books. I drive my kid to school. I have lunch with my wife. I pick my kid up from school. I go home. "

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" You get dinged for wanting to do a comedy, then wanting to do a big-budget action film, and then wanting to do an indie. But you can't let other people trying to label you get in the way of trying to do something artistically. "

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" The only reason why I tend to pass on a movie is either I don't think I'm right for the material and can't play it honestly, or because of time constraints with personal things in my life. "

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