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" Some actors need to be rattled and some need to be focused. "

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" I think New York will always be this incredible international crossroads, and I don't think that will ever change. "

" We have to remember to respect the faith of people and maybe not the organizations or the groups that manifest around it. "

" Where else do you find great directors? Acting is one of the places. "

" It's good to overexpose yourself with work. But don't expose yourself too much with the press. "

" I'm actually a very bad surfer, which is good because everybody likes a bad surfer. Nobody likes a good surfer. "

" I'm not that interested in working with impervious people. "

" I live with an 18-month-old Jack Russell named Chicken. He moved in about 15 months ago, and it was very hard at first because I work a lot and he doesn't. "

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" I went to school in Massachusetts at Hampshire College. "

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" As soon as you know what you're doing, you're doing it wrong. That's what I find with acting. As soon as it becomes padded, it becomes pat. "

" A lot of times in Hollywood you're as good as your last job. "

" And I think for me there's a lot of neurosis involved with where you should be or thinking about where you are all the time instead of being where you are. "

" I have Slavic fat pads that make me look like a chipmunk and arched predatory eyebrows. With that, you're not going to get funny. That's why I play so many bad guys. "

" I struggle with the idea of comparing people's work and art. The notion of giving awards or putting a competitive spin on something that is a relative art form is sort of odd to me. "

" Part of what I enjoy about the theatre and acting is that sense of history. "

" No, I grew up admiring people who played ice hockey. "

" The interesting thing about doing serial television is that the character is growing separate from you, the character and the show are growing, and you get to observe that and participate with it in a way that I think is actually really exciting for an actor. "

" I had great teachers, great ensembles, and great companies to work with who supported my career. "

" I've never been a heavy practitioner of the method or, at least, with any specific intent; I'm kind of an impulse-based person. Like, I'm sort of waiting for something to happen that I'm not expecting, and I kind of want to jump on that train of emotion, whatever it is, both from myself or from the other actor. "

" That's one of the benefits of working on big budget films. You work with people who have a lot of experience and you get to learn a lot. "

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" Entitlement is lethal. "

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