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" One of the first things I learned about acting was, the only person you compete against is yourself. "

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" There's always a reaction based on fear. People assume if you're criticizing a decision to go to war, then you're saying something against the soldiers-which is not the case. "

" I am not one of these guys who works job after job after job. "

" I was concerned about filling my life up with something important to me. To me, it was just necessary. "

" Pollock said several times that he couldn't separate himself from his art. Not knowing much about modern art when I began to read about him, I was much more his persona - his struggles as a human being - that was interesting to me. "

" You get three hours' sleep and then you start all over again. Relentless. Pre-production was almost harder than filming. I was all over the city every day. It was really exhausting. "

" If I started worrying about how my constituents are going to react to every move I make, I wouldn't be able to do my job here. I'll do what I think is right and explain it later. "

" I feel like my place in this industry is still progressing. "

" I chose films made by people I wanted to work with, about subject matter I thought was intriguing. "

" I have some property. We have a few acres, so I like working on it, whether it's cutting stuff down, cleaning stuff up, building steps, or working with concrete, you know, brickwork. "

" I think most people that are looked upon as doing something daring don't necessarily think of it that way-they do what they have to do. "

" You look at a guy like Lance Armstrong, and you have to be inspired. I sat next to Kirk Douglas the other day, and he's inspiring for fighting through his stroke. "

" I bought the rights to this book, 'The Ploughmen,' by a Montana writer named Kim Zupan, and I've written the screenplay, and I really feel pretty strong about it. It's really hauntingly beautiful. It's got some suspense and great drama, but it's a real character thing. "

" Most of the best writing, the most creative writing, the most interesting, the most out-of-the-box kind of stuff, is being done on cable, you know, and on the computer. I mean, whatever it is, Amazon or Netflix or something. Because they're just willing to take chances, you know, and there's a market for it. "

" I feel pretty comfortable with who I am. After a while, if you're not, it's like, what are you hoping for? "

" When I decided to direct, never having done that before, is something I'm very proud of. "

" I enjoy acting, and I appreciate people who have passion about what they're doing and have a vision about the film they're trying to make. "

" I actually have a decent singing voice, and I've never been able to sing onscreen. I'd love to do a musical. "

" There's, what, 300 films at the Telluride or Toronto or something. How many are those people gonna see? How many of those are actually gonna be in a theater, you know? You know, as an actor, I mean, I learned a long time ago that the fulfillment in this business is the doing of it because you can't rely on anything coming out. "

" I feel fine about getting older because I'm in good shape. I'm 64 and I feel good. "

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" I think most families have a few secrets or some strange aspect to their history. We're all fascinated by family dynamics, but I'd much rather sit in an audience and watch someone else's problems! "

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" I have a tight family group that's really important to me. I don't want to work all the time. "