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An actor basically likes to be asked to do something, no matter what position he’s in. It feels more natural. Sitting and waiting is more gratifying.

Al Pacino

When you do these things, you sort of take the journey. The journey is all about how I can interweave the Oscar Wilde story.
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I picked the wrong movie, or I didn’t pursue a character, but everything you do is part of you and you get something from it.
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There was a time in my life when being dishonest with women was the natural way to be. I finally said, “Hey, I have to stop this silliness.”
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I do Shakespeare when I am feeling a certain way.
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I didn’t want the book [of memoirs] out, naturally – Larry [Grobel] knew that for 20 years, 15 at least,
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I’m an actor, not a star. Stars are people who live in Hollywood and have heart-shaped swimming pools.
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I put comedy as much as I can into all my movies, if I can help it.
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If I find something and feel as though I can contribute to [it] in a way and feel I’m in it, whatever that means.
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I went to Performing Arts because that was the only school that would accept me. My scholastic level was not very high.
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The literal, basic thing of the stage is really like a magnet. It brings me back to earth.
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My dad was in the army. World War II. He got his college education from the army. After World War II he became an insurance salesman.
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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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[Marlon] Brando’s a giant on every level. When he acts it’s as if he landed from another planet. A planet where they produce great actors.
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People are always asking me to do Shakespeare – at home, at colleges, on film locations, in restaurants. It’s like playing a piece of music, getting all the notes. It’s great therapy.
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I’m naturally shy but I’ve done this [movie Salomaybe] so much and you get better at it than you would think.
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I am a dancer. But I don’t think I would be on ‘Dancing with the Stars,’ mainly because I would be too shy.
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