I always had this thing, when I was younger especially, I didn’t want to do movies that much.
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It surprised me, the feeling I got when I won the Oscar for ‘Scent of a Woman.’ It was a new feeling. I’d never felt it.
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My grandfather was a provider. Work, any kind of work, was the joy of his life.
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I turned down a lot of films before I made my first one. I knew that it was time for me to get into movies.
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That’s the way to live – around people who care. It may be a tough ride, but something is going to come out of it.
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There is something to the repeats. I think that is part of what is healthy to young actors. Get out and learn something just through doing that, repeating.
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The whole thing is, they never asked for it, that kingdom.
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[Oscar Wilde’s Salome screenplay] is not autobiographical in a sense where you go to my house and see my kids and stuff like that, but that’s why I guess it’s semi-autobiographical.
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It used to worry me what people said about me. I’m learning not to worry as much.
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You’re in a conversation and everybody’s agreeing with what you’re saying – even if you say something totally crazy. You need people who can tell you what you don’t want to hear.
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All due respect, and trying to be as modest as I can be: I am a dancer.
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Take a look at Israel’s history and you would know who the terrorist is.
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There are many things my father taught me here in this room. He taught me: keep your friends close, but your enemies closer.
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I’m always on a red carpet . . . the other day I thought, this ain’t bad. You can meet people on it.
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Drinking and smoking grass were a part of my life as far back as I can remember.
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I’m constantly striving to break through to something new.
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