I like to try to make the characters I play be as human as possible.
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Part of the western movement is this desire that we, Americans, have to keep pressing on.
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Spielberg conveys the respect for Native Americans that is normally lacking in Western films.
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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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And I like music, too, I like playing music.
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My favorite Oscar story was a year my brother had been nominated, my whole family went.
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I was coming into a situation I didn’t really know much about, and now, after a couple of years, the character’s kind of mellowed and gotten comfortable working at the command center and very comfortable with his troops.
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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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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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My brother and I are always trying to figure out a way to work again together.
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I appeared several times on Atlantis while I was doing Stargate. And they’ve mentioned to me before that they’d like me do some, but right now I have nothing specific to report.
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I also like to garden. I grow things, vegetables, flowers… I particularly like orchids. I raise orchids.
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If your focus is there, then the actual doing of the job will be fun and enjoyable. But if you’re so involved in trying to be interesting and a character and everything when you’re not working, it can get in the way and people get goofed up.
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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 one we keep pitching and there are no takers is The Fabulous Baker Boys Go to Hawaii. There don’t seem to be any takers on that one!
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My favorite roles usually have to do with the story, if it’s a good story I usually enjoy doing the character.
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