A good director creates an environment, which gives the actor the encouragement to fly.
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Any idiot can get laid when they're famous. That's easy. It's getting laid when you're not famous that takes some talent.
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As I was coming up on the stage, there was one source that could make or break you, the New York Times. Inevitably there would be one actor singled out for a better review, or worse, than somebody else. The effect of that was cancerous, divisive.
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Before Footloose, the things I'd done weren't cute. In Diner I was an alcoholic.
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Clint Eastwood has always been a hero.
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Critics can be your most important friend. I don't read criticism of my stuff only because when it's bad, it's rough-and when it's good, it's not good enough.
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Gary Oldman is impossible to steal a movie from. He's such a great actor, he's off the hook. I love him.
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I always wanted, and still aspire, to be something more than just one thing, just one performance.
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I didn't get into this so I could talk about my work, my movies. You become an actor to act.
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I do better on the first three takes; I won't be better at 20 takes.
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I do struggle with how much and in which way, as an artist or celebrity, that you voice your political views.
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I don't have to do the lead. If I dig a part, I'll do it.
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I don't read my own reviews and I haven't for probably 15 years. I read other people's reviews, though.
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I don't want to stop acting, but acting in some ways is a young man's game.
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I have a natural swagger.
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I just let the work speak for itself. An actor is not afraid to take risks; to put on different hats; to be a good guy, a bad guy, a victim, an abuser. There are all kinds of people in the world, and playing them is what acting is all about.
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I like directing. It takes a lot out of you, but I'd like to do it again-I just have to find a story I want to tell.
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I think we all have a lot of darkness in our bellies. As an actor, the challenge of tapping into that, reaching down into that sadness or anger, is very therapeutic.
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I'd always tried not to worry about the size of the role or the size of the film.
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I'd love to be a pop idol. Of course, my groupies are now between 40 and 50.
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