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The kind of people that love ‘The Rocketeer’ are the kind of people that love good storytelling and innocence and a better world, so to speak, so they’re almost always nice people to bump into.

Billy Campbell

This is one of the ways in which television can actually be good, and even better than the movies, because it gives you a chance to tell a long story.
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Actually Better Chance Good Long Story Television
Some of the best auditions I’ve ever had have been when my agent called and said, ‘They want you 20 minutes ago, in an office in Century City, to see you for something.’
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Cities Giving Thinking
I don’t really collect the mementos. I do steal books off of sets. If there’s a library on the set, you can bet that I’ll steal away with a book or two.
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Book Library Steal Two
The kind of people that love ‘The Rocketeer’ are the kind of people that love good storytelling and innocence and a better world, so to speak, so they’re almost always nice people to bump into.
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Bumps Nice People
I can’t say that I haven’t done some bad acting in my time. I have. Usually that involves what we actors call indicating, when you twirl your mustache.
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Acting Actors Mustache
On land, you can walk away from people, from unpleasant situations. But when you’re on a ship for 14 months with 49 other people, if you don’t resolve your issues it literally could mean – and this would be an extreme circumstance – the sinking of the ship.
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Issues Land Mean
Many who wave American flags also practice discrimination on the basis of race. Many who wave American flags practice anti-Semitism. We think that betrays the fundamental ideals of our democracy.
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Betrayal Practice Thinking
The network wants you to make a thing that’s just a stand-alone episode, so you never get any character or continuity.
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Character Giving Long
The first trip I remember taking was on the train from Virginia up to New York City, watching the summertime countryside rolling past the window. They used white linen tablecloths in the dining car in those days, and real silver.
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Country Past Real Trip
I’m not sitting there thinking for a week and a half, before I’m supposed to go in front of a network president to do something. That just gives you time to be nervous.
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Gives Nervous President Supposed Thinking
I would love to see a sequel to ‘The Rocketeer.’ I’d love to see that! I don’t know that I would be in it.
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Fashion Long Play
To me, the AMC brand is great storytelling – they call it slow-burn storytelling.
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Brands Burn Slow Storytelling
I pretend I’m the producer and I think, “If I was making this movie, would I cast myself in this part?,” and if that doesn’t feel right to me, then I don’t even go audition for it.
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Audition Movie Myself Pretend Producer
I think it would be lovely to see some features on a disc of ‘The Rocketeer,’ with some reminiscing. I think that would be dynamite.
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Lovely Reminiscing Thinking
Most sailing ships take what they call trainees, who pay to be part of the crew. The Picton Castle takes people who are absolutely raw recruits. But you can’t just ride along.
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Cooking People Sailing
My favorite board game is a board game I’m working on right now. It’s a game of Napoleonic era naval warfare, and it’s going to be fun.
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Board Favorite Fun Games Going Nerdy

The kind of people that love ‘The Rocketeer’ are the kind of people that love good storytelling and innocence and a better world, so to speak, so they’re almost always nice people to bump into.

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