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" 'Rosemary's Baby' is a real New York movie, even though you wouldn't necessarily think of it as one, though I do. "

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" It's funny: most people who recognize me on the subway and stuff - it's much more they think of me as a funny guy. I get much more of people telling me how much I make them laugh, actually. Which is nice. "

" I did a movie called 'American Splendor', based on the comic book writer Harvey Pekar. "

" Lead roles are fun, but I'm especially happy other, more colorful supporting stuff has come along. "

" I learned how to fire a sniper rifle, which I'm sure will be useful at some point. "

" I don't mind talking about acting. I don't have anything interesting to say about it, but it's interesting talking about it. "

" I always would be happy to make a character even more unlikable, but you know, there's a limit and if you go there, you get into a very different kind of movie, man. "

" My father died in 1989 before I knew what I was going to do with my life. I had just graduated from college. My mother died just before 'Sideways' came out. She knew I was an actor, but she never saw me become successful. "

" I wanted to play Zapruder, as he is a man you really don't know much about: a faceless, anonymous figure. "

" I like to work - I probably work too much. "

" I was never the class clown or put on shows at home. I never thought of acting as something I could do with my life. When I was a kid, I used to run around wrapped in toilet paper so I could be the Mummy. But that wasn't a sign that I was dreaming of being an actor. I was just an odd child. "

" You are absolutely free to describe me as a turtle or something. "

" Am I an anxious guy? I think I have been called upon as an actor a lot to access emotions like that. But I don't really think I am a big worrier. I don't see myself like that. But I guess other people do. Which is maybe worrying in itself. "

" I mean, I'm not going to play the hero of something. "

" I don't consider myself a very interesting person. I have the mentality of a supporting actor. "

" It is because my dad died suddenly that I became an actor. I thought, I'm going to make money doing this thing I enjoy. "

" I have the mentality of a supporting actor. "

" I like playing weird, kind of shady people. "

" Acting can be a really silly thing. It's like playing dress-up. "

" If I play a more aggressive, stronger guy, I often go through my day feeling a bit better than when I play somebody who's not. "

" This whole business feels kind of intense, like a bad fit. Round peg, square hole. But whatever, I'll take it. "

" The 'Planet of the Apes' movies made me wanna - probably unconsciously - be an actor. Seriously. And The Mummy - and 'Hammer horror' movies. 'Fantastic.' I loved stuff like that, and that stuff probably did more than anything to make me wanna do it. "

" I don't mind being stereotyped in some way and playing certain kinds of guys, but if I can find something to occasionally get a break from that, that would be nice. And I feel like I manage to. "

" I consider myself an atheist. My wife is Jewish. And I'm fine with my son being raised as a Jew. He's learning Hebrew and is really into it. I will talk to my own son about my atheism when the time is right. But there's a great tradition of Jewish atheism, there are no better atheists in the world than the Jews. "

" As an actor, to have achieved financial stability is amazing. But I always have this weird fear that I'm not going to get any more work; it's about not having enough money. "

" Sometimes, I think I may be more recognizable because I'm character-looking. "

" Somehow whatever I play ends up being sleazy. "

" I really only started doing film in '97. I mean, before then, I just pretty much did theater. "

" I really do like a really good science fiction movie and a really good horror movie. Those are the kinds of things I really like. But, I mean, I'm not into sort of like slasher movies. I like a really good science fiction movie, which is hard to do. They don't make many really good ones any more. "

" Do you know Don Coscarelli? 'Bubba Ho-Tep?' That's one of my favorite movies in the world. And I love the 'Phantasm' movies. "

" I worked with J. T. Walsh - it was one of the best experiences I ever had - a fantastic actor and a great guy. I was in the last movie that he did: 'The Negotiator.' He died a couple of months after that. He was great. "