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And regardless of the fact th...

And regardless of the fact that in this country, certainly in the arts, we treat comedy as a second-class citizen, I've never thought of it that way. I've always thought it to be important. The last time I looked, the Greeks were holding up two masks. I've always thought of it not only as having equal value, but as the craft of it, being funny.

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I would love to [do theater],...

I would love to [do theater], but there are go-to girls for theater. I am learning that, upon moving to New York and inquiring. There are go-to girls that will get the role any day of the week. It's true. Some people won't even let me audition.

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On indies it's hard to do, bu...

On indies it's hard to do, but in rehearsals, you make mistakes in rehearsal. It's really hard rehearsing a play or what rehearsal you get on any movie. That's where you get to make your mistakes, and you make big ones. So when you shoot [the movie] or you finally get the play in shape and do it, the mistakes are out of the way. If you're not afraid to make mistakes, then there is no writer's block or actor's block.

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There are so many projects th...

There are so many projects that you go into hoping the story works, and here comes a new third act and that kind of thing.

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I never starved. And you know...

I never starved. And you know, whatever talent I have, I've relied on that, versus image or star. I have just said, 'Hire me if you want somebody good.' I tried to be as good as I could be every time out, and that's kind of bridged the decades.

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I think the American electora...

I think the American electorate should work a little harder at getting informed. That includes hearing, truly listening, to what the other side is saying. Whether you're left or right.

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I love the theater, but if I ...

I love the theater, but if I had to choose, I would choose a film at this time in my life. Something meaty, to sink my teeth into.

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And that's one thing that hel...

And that's one thing that helps me is I learn it blandly, vanilla, then I don't try to act it too soon because you start to act it, and you kind of go away from what the next sentence is, what the next paragraph is. So get it down so it kind of can - it's in there so you can then, as I call it, dance on top of it.

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Meryl Streep's brilliant, jus...

Meryl Streep's brilliant, just brilliant. I've been fortunate to do two movies with Meryl. And for an actor to go moment to moment like she does, there's no one better. And she dances between moments. Each take is different because she's riding instincts, she's riding impulses. And she trusts that.

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You see a lot of these movies...

You see a lot of these movies that are really just 90-minute video games. The effects are incredible. I get it: There's an art to that, terrific. I'm not interested in it, but there's an art to that I suppose.

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I love living in Michigan, wh...

I love living in Michigan, which has been great for my kids and my family.

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I know there are people, if I...

I know there are people, if I go into a market or a city for the first time, there are people that are there that just want to see the famous person, or the guy from 'Dumb and Dumber' or whatever movie they liked. And that's fine, it gets them in the door, but then it's my job to give them something different.

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I think it's a style of actin...

I think it's a style of acting that you trust. You trust the instincts.

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Nothing seems to matter but o...

Nothing seems to matter but ourselves. That's not how I was brought up. I don't recognize the country I live in anymore.

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One of the more noble things ...

One of the more noble things the Oscars can do is pay attention to movies no one knows about. Blockbusters don't need much help.

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The indie world changed when ...

The indie world changed when the economy went south. I was frustrated with doing something, then waiting for it to come out, and sometimes it never did, or would just play in New York for 50 people. So I really wanted to try something else.

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As an actor, you're always at...

As an actor, you're always at the service of somebody else's vision. In a play, it's more of the director's vision, and he or she's got their hands on you all the way up to opening night, and if it's a film, there are even more people.

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I went to Walter Reed hospita...

I went to Walter Reed hospital a couple of times to visit wounded soldiers, kids with no legs and one arm. You start to question some things.

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Television in the last few ye...

Television in the last few years has been where all the great writers are going. TV now is what indie film used to be.

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I think Michigan keeps you sa...

I think Michigan keeps you sane and on an even keel through the ups and downs. In Michigan, I do fireworks, shovel snow and live life.

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