It’s about pursuing it rather than waiting to see what comes along. That’s partly because I found myself getting typecast, as everyone does unless they pursue roles that are very different from what they’ve done before.
CHRISTIAN BALEI tend to think you’re fearless when you recognize why you should be scared of things, but do them anyway.
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I seek the means to fight injustice. To turn fear against those who prey on the fearful.
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I always leave that for other people to decide, because some of the things I consider to be disasters are some people’s favorite movies. And that’s what I like so much, is that you never know. Something intrigues somebody and means nothing to somebody else.
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The interesting thing about a movie is the movie.
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You’ll hunt me. You’ll condemn me. Set the dogs on me. Because that’s what needs to happen. Because sometimes truth isn’t good enough. Sometimes people deserve more. Sometimes people deserve to have their faith rewarded.
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I’ll find myself having dinner with people and someone will mention something and I will say I was in that situation once. Then I’ll say, forget it, it was a scene I was in. That can get to be quite confusing.
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In everyday life, my wife is the most wonderful. We’re in love with each other beyond belief.
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I only sound intelligent when there’s a good script writer around.
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Sometimes the truth isn’t good enough. Sometimes people have got to have their faith rewarded.
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There’s nothing like boxing for getting you in shape.
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All of the muscles were gone, so that was a real tough time of rebuilding all of that. But you have a deadline, you have an obligation. You’ve said that you will commit to this part, and I just can’t live with myself for not really giving it as much as I can.
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It’s about pursuing it rather than waiting to see what comes along.
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But I learned that there’s a certain character that can be built from embarrassing yourself endlessly. If you can sit happy with embarrassment, there’s not much else that can really get to ya.
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I have a fear of being boring.
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You have to treat yourself like a mushroom to some degree, in order to keep on discovering things.
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Essentially, I’m untrained, so I just go with my imagination and try to put myself as solidly as I can into the shoes of whatever person I’m going to be playing.
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