As a young actor, people were trying to define who I was before I really knew that for myself. But I still remember thinking, This is what I love doing, and I hope I'm going to be able to do…

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When I first started out all the attention could be a bit unnerving, especially when...

When I first started out all the attention could be a bit unnerving, especially when...

Talk is over-rated as a means of settling disputes.

Talk is over-rated as a means of settling disputes.

I look at the Samurai because they were the artists of their time. What I...

I look at the Samurai because they were the artists of their time. What I...

The thing about film-making is I give it everything, that's why I work so hard....

The thing about film-making is I give it everything, that's why I work so hard....

I love kids. I was a kid myself, once.

I love kids. I was a kid myself, once.

I've learned to relax more. Everybody feels pressure in what they do, maybe mine is...

I've learned to relax more. Everybody feels pressure in what they do, maybe mine is...

When you become successful in any type of life, there are people who are not...

When you become successful in any type of life, there are people who are not...

I would live with all of my sisters if I could. We've always been very...

I would live with all of my sisters if I could. We've always been very...

Saddam has committed many crimes against humanity and against his own people.

Saddam has committed many crimes against humanity and against his own people.

I've been... chased by paparazzi, and they run lights, and they chase you and harass...

I've been... chased by paparazzi, and they run lights, and they chase you and harass...

It's well known I'm a Scientologist, and that has helped me to find that inner...

It's well known I'm a Scientologist, and that has helped me to find that inner...

When I work, I work very hard. So I look to work with people who...

When I work, I work very hard. So I look to work with people who...

I always look for a challenge and something that's different.

I always look for a challenge and something that's different.

I've gotten very good at scheduling my life, scheduling the scene and preparing myself for...

I've gotten very good at scheduling my life, scheduling the scene and preparing myself for...

Nothing ends nicely, that's why it ends.

Nothing ends nicely, that's why it ends.

The exciting part of acting, I don't know how else to explain it, are those...

The exciting part of acting, I don't know how else to explain it, are those...

I didn't become an actor to have power, but it just happens that I have...

I didn't become an actor to have power, but it just happens that I have...

I love what I do. I take great pride in what I do. And I...

I love what I do. I take great pride in what I do. And I...

I want a world without war, a world without insanity. I want to see people...

I want a world without war, a world without insanity. I want to see people...

What I find sometimes that is tricky is if actors are using too much of...

What I find sometimes that is tricky is if actors are using too much of...