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" When I did 'Crash,' to be honest with you, it was just another acting job. I just wanted to do as good as I possibly could. "

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" I didn't realise I lived in the ghetto until we moved out. "

" 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. "

" Some of my favorite actors are Gene Wilder and Eddie Murphy back in the day - that's mainly what me and my brothers watched when we were kids. "

" It feels good, pouring your heart out over something, and then all of a sudden people are getting inspired. "

" When I watch movies with my kid like 'Shrek,' I'm like, 'Wow, this is pretty funny.' That's why I wanted to start doing movies like that - so my kid would laugh at my jokes. "

" I grew up reading the newspapers, mostly the sports section. I was a wrestler and would check to see if I was ranked. "

" It's so interesting to watch Ben Stiller work because he just knows what's funny. "

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

" What's funny isn't really me. What I do is point out what I find funny in others. "

" I've been an actor for 20 years, and I think the first 14 years, it was all struggling. At first, it was all gangsters. "

" We all want approval. "

" I'll read, like, ten scripts, and then sometimes if I'm lucky, there will be two or three scripts that I like, and sometimes they'll all be dramas, or they'll all be comedies, or there will be two dramas and a comedy, and then I'll go for whatever. If I have to audition, I'll audition. If it's an offer, great. "

" My brother and my father both got laid off around the same that I was starting to do this movie 'Chavez.' And at the same time, it was when all the bailouts were happening. "

" I came to L.A. when I was 19, and my two roommates were blue-eyed, blond dudes. I helped coach them, and they both landed pilots. "

" You know, one of my favorite movies that inspired me and got me started was 'Dead Poet's Society.' "

" 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 don't think people are experiencing superhero fatigue. Do you hear people complaining that there are too many action movies? I think it's good entertainment. "

" You have to work on your own thing. You have to work on yourself, and you have to bring something to the game. "

" I want to find my own rhythm and style. That's probably the harder way to approach it, but I think it will pay off in the long run. "

" I'm into looking at things from the other point of view. And if you look at who votes in the Oscars, mostly older Jewish guys, they're going to vote for stuff they relate to. Do they relate to NWA? I doubt 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. "

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

" 'End of Watch' was 98-percent written, and I work really hard to make it look like it's the first time I'm saying it. "

" 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 guess people recognize me, but I'm not a household name. Two out of every five people who come up to me know my name. The one thing I don't want is to be followed by paparazzi. "

" I grew up in the ghetto, and the thing is when there were problems, I knew when to get away. "

" I want to become more successful. "

" I think nerves stop you from doing things. Make you stop and maybe make you withdraw. Then there's excitement where you can't wait to do it. "

" Some horror movies are just for shock value, so it doesn't really feel scary. "