But I guess I like playing flawed guys ’cause it gives a place for the characters to go.
AARON ECKHARTFilmmaking is a difficult process. There are the logistics of making a film. You have to do your part, and then change the entire thing around to do someone else’s part. A lot of the magic is lost, in between that, and you have to figure out how to get it back.
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A true measure of strength is to use your hands to incapacitate somebody.
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I love the fight game. I like the brutality. I like the mentality. I like the aggressiveness, but I like the technique and skill. I like the stakes. I like the people around in the gym. I like the everyday, working class feel of a boxing gym.
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I’ve not made a career of being physical in my movies, but I love sports. I’m a very physical guy.
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Yeah, but there’s nobody who represents romance to me like Cary Grant.
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You can go left, you can go right, I don’t give a damn. Just make a decision.
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Chris [Nolan] comes at this with such a different take on Batman, so I didn’t feel that I had to be true to any other actor playing this role. Of course, I read the comic books. His relationships with Lt. Gordon and with Batman, with Gotham City, those really helped me the most.
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I think every actor wants to be an FBI or cop at one point.
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Yeah, I’d like to get the girl and at least make it through the film.
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I always ask, why can’t I be just like Cary Grant or something.
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I think they are very important because westerns have a code and a symbolism.
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We always feel threatened by things we don’t know. But, there are definitely some weird things going on.
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I’d like to do more family dramas.
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I got as much information as I could, so I wouldn’t look stupid, but this is a post 9/11 world and there’s only so much you can do with the FBI in terms of research.
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I owned a 1972 Plymouth Valiant that we bought for $125. It was infested with cockroaches and geckos – it was its own little ecosystem.
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Filmmaking is a difficult process. There are the logistics of making a film. You have to do your part, and then change the entire thing around to do someone else’s part. A lot of the magic is lost, in between that, and you have to figure out how to get it back.
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