I don’t know how to work a room. It’s a real skill.
MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEYYou don’t play characters that are celebrities – you play guys who know what to do when their septic tank’s blocked.
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You don’t play characters that are celebrities – you play guys who know what to do when their septic tank’s blocked.
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What’s the biggest compliment is if I read a review and it’s exactly what I wrote down in my diary before ever filming it. That’s really cool. That’s the biggest signifier of closing the gaps.
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Even as a kid, I wore J.C. Penney plain-pocket jeans because they were plain pockets.
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I think I can keep a rhythm to a beat, but there are quite a few people who would argue with me.
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The challenge for me as an actor is if you become a celebrity, you don’t meet strangers anymore. And strangers are where we have our anonymity. And I believe it’s essential for the soul to be anonymous, especially if you’re going to be an actor.
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A creep is someone who claims he’s one thing but he’s actually another.
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There’s a difference in thinking you are a champion and knowing that you are.
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I’ve never been a manipulator, even in my bachelor days. I never wanted to do things to people that could catch up with me later on.
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I don’t dislike any of my exes. If I took time to form a relationship, it’s gonna hurt when we move on, but are you puttin’ White-Out over all that beautiful time together? That was real time in your life. It’s connected to where you are today.
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I’m for gay power, straight power, male power, female power; everybody should feel empowered without oppressing anyone who’s different.
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Life is a series of commas, not periods.
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I like having my hands in the clay. I like the movie-making process.
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What the heck is true love? I remember feeling, back when I was 12 and ‘going’ with this girl, ‘Is this true love?’
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I think the discipline comes with turning that cellphone and Blackberry off and unplugging completely.
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My wife and I don’t compete. We know each other’s preferences, and we work to provide those for each other. One will take over when the other is faced with something he or she dislikes. That’s what friends do.
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