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"It's interesting in this day and age to do a film about political espionage and wiretapping. I don't think that those types of secrets that J. Edgar Hoover was able to obtain and keep for such a long period of time would be possible in today's world, with the Internet and WikiLeaks."
"To play a repressed gay man, I had to explore what life was like in an era of sexual repression."
"I realise that I do not change the course of history. I am an actor, I do a movie, that's the end of it. You have to realise we are just clowns for hire. After I had success it was great, at first, not to worry about money. It was on my mind when I was growing up."
"I urge individuals around the world to stand up, and ask local leaders, if they haven't already, to pledge to purchase cleaner cars, build green facilities, and buy green power like wind or solar energy. Our actions may determine if we become a casualty in the war for a habitable planet for generations to come."
"I don't think there's a specific science you can put on dream psychology. I think that it's up to the, obviously, the individual."
"I know a lot of the intense moments in 'Titanic' were made that much easier and were pushed to even further limits because of that relationship."
"I remember the 'Checkered Demon'. He's this little devil with this three-foot dong that just porks everybody. And that wa s my idea of what sex was about. And I was, "Oh, wow! I can't wait."
"And now it's your turn - the time to answer the greatest challenge of our existence on this planet is now."
"As a little kid growing up in Hollywood, I was called 'a little crazy'. And now I guess I'm still that way."
"What I would do in order to be popular was, I'd put myself on line and joke around and be funny, and I was always known as the crazy kid."
"Then I saw Keanu Reeves in 'Much Ado About Nothing' and I know if he can do it, I can do it too."
"When I grew up, I lived in the ghettos of Hollywood; it was the most disgusting place to be. I was known as the crazy little kid. I did impressions. Then I realized that's not what I want to do. I don't want to be a comedian to please other people."
"I think people read the tabloids because they want to see you eating a burger, or out of your makeup or doing something stupid because they just want to see that you're like everyone else. And that's okay. I don't want to catch myself anymore saying that my life is hard, because the good far outweighs the bad in my life. And it's easier to focus on those things, on the things that are important."
"The role of Rimbaud is one of the most important roles to play for a young actor."
"The last thing I want to turn into is a fat Hollywood jerk. I was brought up without much money and I was happy. I don’t think that I will strive for money or success and end up greedy or big-headed. That only leads to unhappiness. I can still be down-to-earth and do this job as long as I enjoy it."
"I've really only had one (dream) since I got into this business at 13 years old, which was to be in this business forever. Once I did my first television commercial, I caught that itch and that bug. I want to be a part of pieces of art - as far as cinema is concerned - that people will want to see for generations to come. That's my dream."
"This created world really helped me as an actor. It heightened everything, which made it more dangerous, more interesting and more liberating."
"I don't think my parents would be shocked about anything I did, because they're so laid-back."
"Hoover was incredibly ambitious as a young man. He was highly motivated to succeed in Washington, primarily due to his mother's expectations of him."
"My friends, this body - perhaps more than any other gathering in human history - now faces that difficult task."