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I like, for instance, ‘Serpico.’ I enjoyed playing Serpico because Frank Serpico was there. He existed. He was a real life person and I could – I could embody him. I could, you know.

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I did it in Looking for Richard, too. And I figure, if I can weave it into the actual play and get the audience interested, like the robes going up and down, they’ll pay attention long enough to consume it.
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Sometimes you’re fighting corporations and forget that people can talk to each other.
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Shakespeare is one of the reasons I’ve stayed an actor. Sometimes I spend full days doing Shakespeare by myself, just for the joy of reading it, saying those words.
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You’ve got to think of things as an opportunity. An audition’s an opportunity to have an audience.
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I used to think of myself as a comedian. I’ve always admired comedians.
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I’ve had very deep relationships that lasted for long periods of time with people.
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I was playing a part of someone dealing dope on a street corner – and there was a guy actually dealing heroin right there. I looked at him, he looked at me, and I got real confused.
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I believe in one day at a time; you’ve got TODAY, that’s what you’ ve got.
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My early career was a real rush of movies and stardom – it was almost overwhelming.
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What’s this thing that gets between us and Shakespeare?
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Either we heal now, as a team, or we will die as individuals.
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My best advice to any young person is, if you want kids, be careful who you have them with. That’s my mantra.
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It would be hard to play a character you don’t like – for me anyway – or can’t find something in them to like.
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Actors are always outsiders. It’s necessary to be able to interpret – and that gets distorted when you become famous.
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I’ve always been in the theater. I’ve always gone to it. That’s been my way to cope.
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I wouldn’t be interested in [nowadays] television simply because I think it goes too fast.
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I like, for instance, ‘Serpico.’ I enjoyed playing Serpico because Frank Serpico was there. He existed. He was a real life person and I could – I could embody him. I could, you know.

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I like, for instance, ‘Serpico.’ I enjoyed playing Serpico because Frank Serpico was there. He existed. He was a real life person and I could – I could embody him. I could, you know.

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