I try to stay there long enough to do it justice, long enough so that I can at least imagine what it would be like to live there. Once I imagine that, then it’s OK for me to return home.
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There’s a gap between what I want to do, what I do on camera, and what gets edited. Right? So the goal is to try and close the gaps.
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I think most defense attorneys know, to some extent, their clients are guilty.
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I personally don’t like to go see romantic comedies. But people do want to see them, and they seem to want to see me in them.
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I was – my big thing was I went to put super unleaded in my truck for the first time.
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The challenge for me as an actor is if you become a celebrity, you don’t meet strangers anymore. And strangers are where we have our anonymity. And I believe it’s essential for the soul to be anonymous, especially if you’re going to be an actor.
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I like quips. I like whiffs of cynicism and I think they can be witty. But I don’t really know where wittiness is constructive.
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When you have good friends you’ve been around, every time they talk, you don’t give them your full attention.
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Sure, I can get a little bit jealous. The good part about jealousy is that it comes from passion. It’s also the dangerous part and it’s an ugly emotion that hurts.
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Don’t say you can do something when you really can’t.
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Starting at about, I guess, forever, I’ve always looked forward to getting older. When I was 14, I couldn’t wait to be 16 and get a driver’s license.
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When I see grace in a woman, that’s very sexy. You can tell by how someone moves or their rhythm.
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So, it’s a special event, right? Well, if you want to go see a movie that I’m in, it still may be a special event for you, but, you don’t feel like you don’t know where I’ve been.
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There are no rules. And if it comes down to me versus that weed I’m trying to pull out of the ground that doesn’t want to come out? I know I’ll win.
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Vanity is great motivation, to be fair.
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I’d rather go around in a good pair of jeans that you don’t wash every day, because they get more and more comfortable.
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