Every single director-actor I talked to, from Warren Beatty to Clint Eastwood to George Clooney, said the biggest mistake they made is not shooting enough footage of themselves.
BEN AFFLECKIf we try to define our own moral universe, there’s a price for that.
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Its not who you love. Its how.
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I kinda see my current position like this: Here’s your five minutes in the toy store, so you gotta do all the good movies you can before ‘Chuck Woolery’ rings the bell.
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A sale is made on every call you make. Either you sell the client some stock or he sells you a reason he can’t. Either way a sale is made, the only question is: Who is gonna close?
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The thing about online gambling is that it’s never away, it’s always accessible. And so, if you have an issue with gambling, it’s designed to take advantage of that.
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I like to think that if I were gay I would be out. Rupert Everett-style.
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People decided that I was the frat guy, even though I’ve never been inside a fraternity, or the guy who beat them up at school, even though that wasn’t me at all.
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I really think that everybody would like to be an actor. Why wouldn’t they? It’s great work if you can get it. The one thing that prevents most people from saying, ‘I’m just gonna go to Hollywood!’ is that it seems unrealistic.
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I’ve seen high and lows. When things go well that doesn’t make me feel like some genius. Nor will I allow the next disappointment to make me feel like a complete failure.
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The trap for an actor is that you become too successful at what you’re trying to do, and you can find yourself stuck there.
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You have to be kind to people. Treat them decently. There’s no excuse for not.
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Memories, all those little experiences make up the fabric of our lives and on balance, I wouldn’t want to erase any of them, tempting though it may be.
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The best cure for a hangover is something one straight man can’t do for another straight man.
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I try to cast really good actors and give them a chance to do their very best work, give them as much time and space as they need.
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There’s a lot of noise in the world, and the internet magnifies that energy.
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If I ever woke up with a dead hooker in my hotel room, Matt would be the first person I’d call.
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