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" One of the things about acting is it allows you to live other people's lives without having to pay the price. "

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" There's nothing more ironic or contradictory than life itself. "

" Leonardo DiCaprio is a very serious young actor. "

" There is a certain combination of anarchy and discipline in the way I work. "

" With 'Silver Linings,' I didn't feel - I was thinking of certain things, but I just said, 'Let me go with it.' You have to know what you're doing, where you're going with the scenes, and I put a lot of work into that. But when you're out there, at the same time you gotta be ready for anything. "

" The director respects what they've hired you for and chosen you for: to do the part and respect what you're doing. "

" I don't like to watch my own movies - I fall asleep in my own movies. "

" If it's the right chair, it doesn't take too long to get comfortable in it. "

" I love to find new people. It's not for the sake of their being new; it's because if you find someone who perfectly fits a part, that's such a great thing. "

" Money makes your life easier. If you're lucky to have it, you're lucky. "

" I mean, the actors that I admired were Marlon Brando, Montgomery Clift, an actress named Barbara Harris. And Greta Garbo. They were great actors. "

" You draw on whatever's relevant to the part you're playing; it makes it more personal. "

" You learned the two greatest thing in life, never rat on your friends, and always keep your mouth shut. "

" In acting, I always try to go back to what would actually be the real situation, the real human behavior in life. "

" My mother worked for a woman, Maria Ley-Piscator, who with her husband founded the Dramatic Workshop, which was connected to the New School. My mother did proofreading and typing and stuff or her, and as part of her payment, I was able to take acting classes there on Saturdays when I was 10. "

" I think Hollywood has a class system. The actors are like the inmates, but the truth is they're running the asylum. "

" You'll have time to rest when you're dead. "

" You never know what you do that could be totally out of left field, which actually might work and give something fresh to the whole scene, to the character, whatever. If you have that with a director who then knows how to shape it, either in the direction, in the moment, or in the editing, then that's good. "

" The talent is in the choices. "

" I go to Paris, I go to London, I go to Rome, and I always say, 'There's no place like New York. It's the most exciting city in the world now. That's the way it is. That's it.' "

" I always go back to how people behave. If you watch how people actually behave in a situation, it's very simple and honest and contained. You don't need to use as much expression, as much feeling. Some characters will boil over, and that's another thing, but a lot of times I think you can just do very, very little. "

" Italy has changed. But Rome is Rome. "

" I've never been one of those actors who has touted myself as a fascinating human being. I had to decide early on whether I was to be an actor or a personality. "

" I don't get into these long-winded heavy discussions about character - do we do this or that or what. At the end of the day, what you gotta do is just go out there and do it. "

" Good directors can bring certain things out of you, with their intensity or gentleness or sensitivity or understanding. They can make an actor feel he can do no wrong. "

" I like to visit L.A., but I wouldn't want to live there. "

" I spent lunchtime in a grave during the filming of 'Bloody Mama.' When you're younger, you feel that's what you need to do to help you stay in character. When you get older, you become more confident and less intense about it - and you can achieve the same effect. "

" My definition of a good hotel is a place I'd stay at. "

" The hardest thing about being famous is that people are always nice to you. "

" I always tell actors when they go in for an audition: Don't be afraid to do what your instincts tell you. You may not get the part, but people will take notice. "