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" Play the role as a human being... human beings are three-dimensional. "

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" I think about where I grew up and how I grew up: my dad was making $25,000 a year. Taking a chance wasn't really taking a chance. It was like you were going for something better. To me, there wasn't that much risk involved. "

" I usually just try to do whatever's on the page because I've done research before - including a lot of analysis - but you end up with conflicting data. To me, the script is king. "

" I remember my seventh-grade chemistry teacher told me I'd never amount to anything. I thought, 'Hmm. OK.' That gave me motivation to prove her wrong. "

" Marvel just does things differently. "

" When I first set out to do it, I wanted to be a working actor, and now it seems like it's superseded even my dreams. "

" Sometimes it's good to be naive. "

" When I started wrestling, I sucked. I hated losing, so I started doing pushups and more squats, and then I did summer wrestling and learned different styles. "

" I feel lucky. I feel blessed. If you get blessed with some ability, I think you have to work hard at it. Michael Jordan was a great basketball player, but he wasn't the best shooter, even though he had the skill, and he had to work and work at it. "

" Some of the best bad guys in movies are funny and charming. "

" One of my first real parts was 'Crash' - that won the Oscar. "

" I'm super grateful, and whenever somebody offers me something, and I'm doing it, I always try to give 110%. "

" I'm envious of writers. "

" The reason I love Lollapalooza is because it's a great music festival. "

" My understanding, when I think of immigration, is like... you know, this country was built on immigrants: the German, the Polish, the Italian, the Jewish, the Russians, the Eastern Europeans. So, all these people came in, and I don't know who decided like, 'No, that's it! There's a cap on it! No more people.' "

" I used to live off of nothing. "

" There's a certain weird something. I'm always nervous when I spar. You learn it's going to hurt, but it's only going to hurt for a little bit. It brings out the animal in you to an extent. You learn what you can take. "

" 'Spider-Man' seems to have a different tone to the pure Marvel stuff, but I really enjoyed the 'Guardians Of The Galaxy' and 'Iron Man' movies. I love the special effects and how it seems very real, but at the same time, it still lives within the realm of Marvel. That's got to be a lot of work. "

" I was in L.A., like, four months, and I got my first part. Then I was like, 'OK, I'm staying.' "

" I went to a prep school in Chicago, and my dad and mom worked really hard - even though we lived in the ghetto - to get me to there. A lot of it had to do with 'Stand and Deliver' and 'Dead Poet's Society.' It does help you. It inspires you. It definitely did for me. "

" Actors love the big speeches and love to be the center of attention. I mean, that's why we do it. "

" I remember I used to think my dad was really cool working at a factory. He used to make buttons. I used to brag, 'This button here, My dad made it.' There was this sense of pride. It's knowing your dad is doing something cool. "

" I've always noticed that girls cry way easier than guys do. "

" I was on 'The Shield' for a year before 'Crash' came out, and it was like doing an independent film every week. "

" All the guys at Marvel are really passionate, and they love entertaining folks, and they really think about the story, and there's a lot of thought that goes into that. "

" I saw Gosling just kill it in 'Blue Valentine.' I thought he was just amazing at that, and I wouldn't mind maybe doing something like that. "

" I'm just an actor. If it's drama, I add as much humour as the part will stand. And if it's a comedy, add as much drama as you can, so it balances out; you don't wanna be too serious. "

" I'll do anything to make my kid laugh. "

" There's something about coming up with something out of nothing. I work with somebody else's creation already, and I just try to make it better. "

" Paul Rudd has a very specific brand of humor. "