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" Trees Lounge is based on my own life. Both my parents like the movie. My father, of course, thinks it's a masterpiece. "

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" It's great working with Steve Carell and Jim Carrey. Those guys are really funny. "

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" Whenever you do something that is in a continuous take, and something that we're not used to doing, because it was all in the details of if you don't make one move seem natural, it can give away all of it. "

" I was going to buy a van and move to LA so I could secretly pursue acting without any of my friends knowing. "

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" I read the script and decide if a particular character looks fun to play. I look for complexity and a sense of humor. Those are crucial, real things to life. "

" It wasn't until my senior year in high school that I started acting. "

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" They're not supposed to show prison films in prison. Especially ones that are about escaping. "

" All these directors, and I would include the Coen brothers and Quentin, have a very unique vision of what they want. They listen to ideas and make people feel like everyone is making the film. "

" Bob Altman had this relaxed but serious attitude. Everybody loved him. I wanted him to adopt me. "

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" The first movie I had a featured role in was Parting Glances. "

" With Animal Factory you'd think that because it's mostly interiors, you could shoot it anywhere. So we shot this in Philadelphia, and we had the cooperation of the prison system. "

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" I'm always looking for other interesting films to either act in or direct. "

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