I like to try to make the characters I play be as human as possible.
BEAU BRIDGESSome of my oldest friends are actors. But that’s not the only place my friends come from.
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And when I’ve been away from my family and friends, I have felt good hearing some of those old songs.
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But when I’m done with the job I can take it off pretty easy, it’s like a suit of clothes, put on something else.
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Yes, I took up the guitar when I was about 14 or 15, in high school.
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I think that by now, in the very beginning when I first joined the show, General Landry was like a new kid in school.
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Spielberg conveys the respect for Native Americans that is normally lacking in Western films.
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None of the people are what you think when you first meet them, who you think they are, and they turn out to be maybe something a little different.
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Some of my oldest friends are actors. But that’s not the only place my friends come from.
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Steve and I saw eye to eye on the story and I got the part, but I think in the beginning it was due to my brother’s instigation. So I owe him for that.
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The things I enjoy most as I watch the movie are the things that came through without even thinking.
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Sometimes that can be unfortunate because the work call is pretty intense and the preparation for it.
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As an actor, I travel around a lot and live in a lot of hotels, and many times I’ve been in a town where the only entertainment to be had is what you find in the hotel bar or lobby.
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My favorite Oscar story was a year my brother had been nominated, my whole family went.
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And then I got into sports and gave my guitar to my brother Jeff who was just a little kid at that time.
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I’ve done a number of these My Name is Earl shows. I play Earl’s father. It’s a half-hour comedy. And I’ll be doing some more of those.
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But on the other hand I believe I’m a private person too, and I enjoy that aspect of my life as well.
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