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" You know, I have a deep, deep affinity for Dr. Seuss. "

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" 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. "

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

" The funny thing is that I write and I act a lot about being Jewish, but I don't really think about it as a regular person. "

" The premise for me has always been that it's vulnerable people who do violent things. And the more vulnerable they feel, often, the more violent they are. But I think, you know, that's an idea that comes from history, from classical theater, for me. "

" Style, no matter how outrageous it is, is still an expression of someone's personality. And my personality is somewhere stuck in the classics. "

" I am very good with dialects, but the two that I can't do for some reason are the South African and Australian. "

" I think it's really, really important to mix it up as an actor, to try to get as much kind of varied experience as you can, not only for your own personal growth as an actor but for the audience to keep them guessing about what you're going to do. "

" My style was always intuitive. I never used to believe in working on your body. Anything that smacked of vanity to me was bad for your acting, but I learned that wasn't true. "

" The skill set for hockey is so specific to skating and if you haven't been skating as a kid it's impossible to play - and I wasn't a skater. "

" I love having that creative discussion where, at the end of the day, you both feel better for having done it. Maybe it's a typically Jewish thing, where you sort of go at each other. "

" Everyone says villains are thankless parts, but those are really the best roles. "

" I think that everything I've ever done at some point is part of someone else's legacy. "

" The best gig is the one you've got. "

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

" I think conflicted characters are always more interesting. "

" You hear different things from different people, and they're all valid: they're all valuable. I think that's what comprises a performance is all those ideas. "

" Actors, you know, they're often awkward people in real life. "

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

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" I'm a typically lazy person. It is sort of characteristic of actors. "

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

" I was always curious about motivation and intention, and really, that's a lot of what acting is. I was a little bit different. "

" Theater is consistent. You ride your bike to work. You get most of the day off so you can see your kids. My problem is that after three months, I go mad. One of the reasons I never thought I could do a TV show is that I hate doing the same thing over and over again. "

" Film is such a bizarre vehicle for acting. It's such a bizarre experience. I don't think you ever really get familiar with it. If you do get familiar with it, you're probably not that good anymore. "

" I'm drawn to people who share that sense of loss. All actors are trying to repair damaged relationships. I think that might be why I've been drawn to other actors. "

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