Acting has to do with saying it as if you meant it, so for me the words are always very important. It's very important for me to know my lines, know them so well that I don't have to think…

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Also, I think there are huge reactions sometimes, which are also mysterious.

Also, I think there are huge reactions sometimes, which are also mysterious.

One thing that's happened to me is I've been around a long time and I've...

One thing that's happened to me is I've been around a long time and I've...

I think that sometimes when they see me in a movie they expect me to...

I think that sometimes when they see me in a movie they expect me to...

And I think that when I play these villains, maybe what is different is that...

And I think that when I play these villains, maybe what is different is that...

Also for me it was different because I play a lot of villains and in...

Also for me it was different because I play a lot of villains and in...

Obviously an actor draws on his own experience.

Obviously an actor draws on his own experience.

I don't carry lucky charms, but I believe in those things.

I don't carry lucky charms, but I believe in those things.

I'd love to do a character with a wife, a nice little house, a couple...

I'd love to do a character with a wife, a nice little house, a couple...

No, improvising is wonderful. But, the thing is that you cannot improvise unless you know...

No, improvising is wonderful. But, the thing is that you cannot improvise unless you know...

I think early on I knew what I was going to do and it was...

I think early on I knew what I was going to do and it was...

I think that weddings have probably been crashed since the beginning of time. Cavemen crashed...

I think that weddings have probably been crashed since the beginning of time. Cavemen crashed...

My favorite characters are the ones that are the most successful movies.

My favorite characters are the ones that are the most successful movies.

No, but way before that, I've been doing little dances in movies for years. Yeah,...

No, but way before that, I've been doing little dances in movies for years. Yeah,...

Because if I don't know my lines, I really don't know what I'm doing.

Because if I don't know my lines, I really don't know what I'm doing.

As an actor you become that lighting rod between the person who made the play...

As an actor you become that lighting rod between the person who made the play...

I think if you do something effectively whether you're the lover or the comic or...

I think if you do something effectively whether you're the lover or the comic or...

The best thing for me is, when I'm not working, is to be at home...

The best thing for me is, when I'm not working, is to be at home...

An actor really is a kind of intermediary between an audience and the piece, whether...

An actor really is a kind of intermediary between an audience and the piece, whether...

I try not to worry about things I can't do anything about.

I try not to worry about things I can't do anything about.

I remember that. I was talking to him and I said how great it would...

I remember that. I was talking to him and I said how great it would...