"I don't want to stop acting, but acting in some ways is a young man's game."
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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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"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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"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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"The business that people do in LA on the social level is amazing. You go to a restaurant, bump into this guy or that guy. The next day you get a call, and they want you in their movie."
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"If you're an actor, even a successful one, you're still waiting for the phone to ring."
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"I don't read reviews. I haven't read them for probably 30 years. I can't. When they're bad, they're really rough, and when they're good, they're not good enough. You can always find something to stress over."
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"I think everybody reacts to entertainment with a different kind of visceral way, probably mostly based on their own personal experiences."
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"I'm very comfortable being married to an extremely strong, opinionated, and driven woman. But I also sit at the head of the table. I have both of those sides to me."
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"When I go home, I try to raise my children with honesty and integrity and teach them to take care of the world and of each other."
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"When it comes to music, it's my clothes, it's my guitar, it's my voice, it's my song."
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"If I'm in a situation where someone doesn't recognize me and treats me like everyone else, I'm not used to it."
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"I've been in silly movies and romantic movies and historic movies."
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"Clint Eastwood has always been a hero."
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"I don't create the movies I'm in. When it comes to music, it's my clothes, it's my guitar, it's my voice, it's my song."
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"I think of myself more as a workhorse actor. It will be hot and cold and up and down, but no one will kick me out of the business."
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"There are some actor secrets you keep sometimes, and you want to keep."
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"I think there is a puritanical wind that is blowing. I have never seen such a lack of separation between church and state in America, I don’t believe in God, but if I did I would say that sex is a Godgiven right. Otherwise it’s the end of our species."
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"I do better on the first three takes; I won't be better at 20 takes."
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"Doing funny scary is something that is rarely good and rarely works, and it's also something that's incredibly hard to market."
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