Directors are not worried about casting beautiful women, but they are not sure that they want to cast great-looking men. My looks have prevented people from seeing my work objectively.
ROB LOWEI think [The Outsiders] really forged who I am as an actor, and it’s one of the reasons why I keep being drawn to big ensembles where I’m surrounded by strong, successful actors or personalities. Because that was my initial foray into movie making.
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The umbrella that I live under is that you must be truthful with everyone except when to do so would injure them or others.
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It’s the media that take an isolated incident and make it a deciding factor in a presidential campaign, as opposed to the real issues, like abortion, the homeless, the deficit. The same is true with actors and their lifestyles.
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That chemistry that we had [with Fred Savage] is very, very hard to find. We were lucky to have those 22 episodes [of The Grinder]. I’m unendingly proud of it.
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[“John F. Kennedy” movie] was just really clever storytelling.
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As far as my work for causes or social issues, that’s something I’m doing as a private citizen.
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I’ll be a role model on my terms, but don’t make a role model on your terms.
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I was sick of playing high-school kids. I liked being a teenager, but I would not go back for all the tea in China.
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Did you eat a lot of paint chips when you were a kid?
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When I had my Comedy Central roast, David [Spade] was my first choice to be roastmaster, because I adore him. He’s funny as hell, and nobody is meaner.
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I have a lot of great memories, but I can’t imagine anything more exciting than the life I have now.
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I don’t like any sport where you’re already exhausted when you’re done putting on the equipment.
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The really good thing about my career is that I never went through a phase where I played characters who had names like “Partygoer,” “Waiter,” or “Guy #1.”
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The script was given to me by one of my agents and they didn’t tell me anything about it. My first reaction was, “The West Wing? Is it about a squadron of fighter jets?” Then I turned the page and saw, ‘by Aaron Sorkin’ and I knew it was going to be something good.
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You wouldn’t want somebody in office who hasn’t experienced life.
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I think [The Outsiders] really forged who I am as an actor, and it’s one of the reasons why I keep being drawn to big ensembles where I’m surrounded by strong, successful actors or personalities. Because that was my initial foray into movie making.
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