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" We all want to pretend that there isn't evil in the world. We all want to pretend that there aren't people trying to take us out and different things like that. "

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" Some stars can make five or six failures in a row and continue to work - with a raise. I can't figure how that works. Maybe foreign sales or a smart agent. "

" I was raised a proper Southern boy. "

" I'm really enjoying the character now, but I don't want to just be Philip Marlowe. I wouldn't mind playing him every couple of years, perhaps, as a kind of open franchise - you know? "

" We're in the business of making films, not striking or anything else. "

" I've been fortunate in my career to have the opportunity to pick and choose the parts I play. I've also been lucky to always be involved with quality actors, quality directors, quality writers. "

" I like to think of myself as fairly intellectual. "

" If you're down, it's curse; if you're up, it's a blessing. "

" I was raised a Democrat, and now I'm an Independent. "

" There's something about playing the baddies that people like. They're more fun, and people tend to remember them, particularly if you do them well. "

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" Before I accept a job, I always talk to folks about it. 'Why does he kill these 22 people?' If they say, 'What difference does it make?' I know we have nothing more to talk about. A character has to be three-dimensional. "

" I've got a family, and I love them, and I want them to have the best opportunities in the best country in the world, and I think we have to fight for it. "

" The office of the presidency is what's important, no matter who's in it. "

" I like to do things that are about relationships, work with quality people, and tell a different kind of story. "

" I've had presidents in my lifetime - and I'm old enough to have seen several - that I really detested, but they're still my president. I've had presidents that I've really liked. "

" I come prepared when I come to work. Not just knowing the lines, but I think I know something about what I do. "

" If there is anything I am about, it is I want justice in society. "

" There are more heroes than cops, FBI agents, and lawyers. "

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" I wanted to be in 'The Emerald Forest.' I chased that one for six months before it all came about. I wanted to work with John Boorman! "

" It's never a matter of career decisions. I don't think in those terms. What matters is whether a role is interesting, if I will enjoy playing it, and if I'm confident I can do a good job. "

" You don't do classics with a Texas accent. "

" I've always felt if you followed a real private detective around, it would be boring. "

" Any of us can sort of say we would do any number of things to feed our children. "

" Sometimes, I feel like directors look at me and say, 'I want to put that boy in the jungle. I want to hurt him.' "

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" I've auditioned five or six times. I'm not very good at it. "

" I'm not going to make my living out of beating my head against somebody else. "

" When I'm out there, it's just me. Nobody's controlling me, and I can do whatever I want to do. I'm my own man. "

" We have real cliched ideas of what prison life is like. It is not a happy place. It's a desperate, sad situation. "

" I have always been attracted to good scripts and try hard to make characters as believable as possible. That means trying to figure out how they would react to situations, what they eat, think, and feel. "

" When I first came to Hollywood, I played about as many guys who save the day and get the girl as I played heavies. It's just that heavies are more interesting and last in people's minds. "