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" You know, there's nobody where I've said, 'Man, I really want that guy's career.' I mean, each of us has to make our own go of it. "
Ryan Reynolds
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" I know there are actors we all want to beat up a little. I think it's important to do whatever it takes, and whatever it takes sometimes involves some physical or mental discipline. There's a lot at stake. "
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" My father was a police officer before he retired. One of my brothers is also a police officer, and I think they kind of expected I would do something along those lines, like become a fireman or something. "
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" Marathon running, for me, was the most controlled test of mettle that I could ever think of. It's you against Darwin. "
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" I think you have to let go of this idea that you can be precious about everything, and let it be the abstract mess that it is. "
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" Four months after we finished shooting, I'd been in New Orleans shooting another movie and my agent and I were having a bite to eat - actually in London - and he's sitting there and goes, 'Wow, I just can't believe how ripped you are.' "
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" A nicely fitted two-button suit is the best thing any guy can have. Guys are lucky: We can wear a suit over and over, just with different shirts and ties. "
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" Every time I've gotten myself into trouble, it's because I'm choosing a project based on a long-term career goal as opposed to something that speaks to me at the moment. "
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" I'm terrified that I'm genetically predisposed to only having boys. That's frightening. By the time I was 10 years old, and I'm not exaggerating, I knew how to patch drywall. "
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" I think everybody involved in a movie thinks about the box office. It's the 'biz' part of showbiz. "
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" I'm six foot two. If I need security around me, there's a problem. "
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" I don't get a lot of romantic comedy scripts. "
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" I've always just liked working. I like being a working actor. "
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Always
Like
Working
" Fragrance is a very personal gift, and I think that's why it makes a great Christmas gift. There's a very distinct signature to it, so if you give it as a gift, I like to think that it's from a person that thinks very highly of you. "
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You
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" I just like to look beautiful sometimes. "
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Look
Sometimes
" It's a nice visual. I had just done Blade and I put on more weight for Blade and I thought I might as well use it so I kept it and added a little more. I wanted him to be a big bear. "
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Done
Bear
Thought
" There's an old saying that you don't ever finish a movie, you abandon it, and I really believe that. I never walk away from a take and pat myself on the back. "
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Back
Believe
You
" The stunts on the ground I can do, but I've never been good with heights. "
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Heights
Good
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" When I exhale, I just turn right into Louie Anderson. "
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" It's tough. It's very tricky to throw a morally flexible character onto the screen and have an audience empathize. It's always an exercise in restraint. "
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" I can't say I've ever finished a film and been particularly thrilled with myself or patted myself on the back. And maybe that's what keeps me going, and that's a good thing. It speaks volumes about how I perceive myself. "
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Good
Me
Back
" I find that I get a little depressed if I don't move my body each day, so sometimes it's just as simple as walking, and other times it's training for a marathon or some kind of personal goal that I'm trying to meet. "
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Day
Walking
" When your dad's a cop, calling 911 is really just like calling Dad at work. "
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" People have their complexities. They have their heroic moments and their villainous moments, too. "
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Moments
Too
" I just love bikes. It's not the safest passion to have, but I guess it's better than Russian roulette. "
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" Acting has given me a way to channel my angst. I feel like an overweight, pimply faced kid a lot of the time - and finding a way to access that insecurity, and put it toward something creative is incredibly rewarding. I feel very lucky. "
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" There's a very real possibility in this industry of going out and leading your life and then going home and being a voyeur of your own life. You can literally go watch yourself - where you went last night, what you did, what the things that people presuppose about you. It's kind of crazy. "
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" When you have expectations, you are setting yourself up for disappointment. "
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Expectations
Disappointment
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" As a kid, I think I wanted to be the on-set dresser for 'Charlie's Angels'. My goals weren't lofty. No. I just wanted to someday quit my paper round and that was about it. "
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" I like doing the mainstream, right-down-the-pike broad comedies as much as I like doing the kind of unorthodox different stuff. "
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" I'm not a hockey fan, which is probably why I had to leave Canada in the first place. "
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Canada
Place