"Film acting is one of the only industries where you're criticized for working hard. In any other industry, it's considered a quality and something to behold."
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"When I act, I hear it like music. In my head, I hear the dialogue like music."
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"Film has lost something in the translation to high tech. It's become so super-real. It's with digital this and stereo that, and everything's like a CD."
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"I definitely went through my magic phase. I think all little boys do at some point or another - they get fascinated by magic tricks."
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"I know there's been a lot that's been said about animated voice work, as though it's 'you can do this in your jeans and there's no camera and no pressure there. It's no big deal. It's easy.' The truth is, it's really a great test: how deep is your ability is to access your imagination?"
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"You get dinged for wanting to do a comedy, then wanting to do a big-budget action film, and then wanting to do an indie. But you can't let other people trying to label you get in the way of trying to do something artistically."
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"One day, one of my dreams is to someday get to do Nemo in '20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.'"
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"It's amazing marrying someone who wants nothing to do with Hollywood."
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"I do enjoy animated movies."
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"I don't want a perfect character, I want a character who has, as strange as it sounds, some humanity, some flaws, some needs."
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"I'm very impressed with 'Drive.'"
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"Just because you're a man doesn't mean that you can't raise your kid. I think that families should stay together, but if you are a single father, don't give up no matter what they say."
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"I may be alone in this, but I do sense the power of film, in that movies have the ability to literally change people's minds. That's pretty powerful stuff when you consider that."
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"Feel like real time unfolding. It's going to smack of reality and feel as real as it can ... The buildings themselves aren't (shown) ... The movie's about what happened amongst this handful of men when the buildings came down."
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"I love England - it's no secret."
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"I'm not contractually obligated to sequels on anything."
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"I try to make two movies a year. To me, that's not too much. On top of that, I like to work."
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"I want people to discover my movies, and however they choose to receive it is their business."
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"Acting is always at the core of my life, but I'm also excited about producing. I'm excited about directing, and I have a life in the filmmaking world, and so I want to explore all aspects of it, not just the acting, but acting is the root."
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"I always say to myself that if I can make a movie that makes a kid smile or gives them some hope or something to get excited about, then I'm applying myself in the best way that I can. I don't think that just goes for kids. I think that it goes for adults, as well, and for families."
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