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I'm not of the manor born; I'v...

I'm not of the manor born; I've never felt entitled in that way. I just came to Hollywood to be an actor. All that lifestyle stuff is something to be managed.

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It's thought of as an eccentri...

It's thought of as an eccentric thing for an actor to really try to maintain quality control through the whole career. Most people think, 'You just work. You just keep working.' And in some ways I wish I could be a guy who's just a workhorse.

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It's true that the skills requ...

It's true that the skills required to be a conman are the same as those required for being an actor. Though those skills are in the service of something a bit more noble with acting, I hope.

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Movies are this thing that cam...

Movies are this thing that came into my life, and it still feels pretend in some way. I kind of do this thing, and I never really accepted this idea that I'm a film actor. That's what I do. I feel like I'm a theater actor that started doing films. Most people have never seen me in a play. They're fun, though.

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Once you become tagged as anyt...

Once you become tagged as anything, it becomes difficult to shake it, because the less imaginative people in the business want you to do what worked for the last guy. That's always been something I've had to deal with.

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There are a lot of actors in t...

There are a lot of actors in the world, there's a small number that actually get to work as actors, and there is a tiny group of actors that are celebrated in the way that I have been. I feel incredibly lucky.

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There is a level of fame that ...

There is a level of fame that is really unmanageable. But most of the people who experience that level of fame are compensated in other ways. Private villas and chauffeured boats.

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This whole celebrity racket, i...

This whole celebrity racket, it's not really my bag. I don't really do that stuff, and I am not looking to get famous myself. I would love it if my characters get famous, my work was well known and appreciated. But I'm an actor, not a spokes model or a celebrity or whatever that is. I don't know how to be that.

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One of the unique things is th...

One of the unique things is that whether we were out at sea or in the middle of the water tank, a lot of times you just couldn't leave. Especially when we were out at sea.

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I find people attractive for m...

I find people attractive for more subtle reasons than just the way they look.

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I'm a big fan of not letting t...

I'm a big fan of not letting the audience of off the hook, as they say. I like it when things feel real, and that's oftentimes not comfortable.

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Life is often confusing and sa...

Life is often confusing and sad, and I'm a big fan of the slap and the tickle, as they say.

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The way you get through having...

The way you get through having a shitty job is to laugh a lot and goof around.

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Oftentimes, a funny situation ...

Oftentimes, a funny situation is funny because it's uncomfortable or weird. The most memorable stories, or the stuff that you repeat to your friends, it's not like, 'Oh, I had a pleasant day, nothing happened on the bus today.' It's when strange things happen, when you become uncomfortable or knocked out of your own reality, those are the things that are interesting.

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The kind of Гјber-objective is...

The kind of Гјber-objective is to make people laugh. You always have to have that in the back of your mind, 'Eh, I've got to figure out a way to make this funny.'

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I love to improvise, but I alw...

I love to improvise, but I always thought 'Man, it's like the final frontier for improvisational actors, to really go for something emotional, something that's not just chasing the laugh.'

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I end up improvising in almost...

I end up improvising in almost everything to some degree, 'cause it's often necessary on movies. The script is one thing, and it's this kind of theory of what you're going to do, and then you get there on the day and you realize, 'Oh, the script is not appropriate to this room, the door's over here.'

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I think just getting a movie d...

I think just getting a movie done is an accomplishment in itself.

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A lot of times, mainstream cri...

A lot of times, mainstream critics are much tougher on small, independent movies because they can be.

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Really if you look at my filmo...

Really if you look at my filmography, there's something for everyone!

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