David Cronenberg knows what we actors do as artists.

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All I know is that my best work has come out of being committed and...

All I know is that my best work has come out of being committed and...

It just seems like that because I do a lot of independent films that don't...

It just seems like that because I do a lot of independent films that don't...

Being famous is not something that would make me feel successful - unless one was...

Being famous is not something that would make me feel successful - unless one was...

But I am not going to live for ever. And the more I know it,...

But I am not going to live for ever. And the more I know it,...

If you're lucky, and not a lot of actors are these days, you get the...

If you're lucky, and not a lot of actors are these days, you get the...

I listen to XM radio because I can get so many overseas news stations.

I listen to XM radio because I can get so many overseas news stations.

What's really frustrating with movies is the lack of improvement.

What's really frustrating with movies is the lack of improvement.

Heroes to me are guys that sit in libraries. They absorb knowledge and then the...

Heroes to me are guys that sit in libraries. They absorb knowledge and then the...

I demand minimal for paid rehearsal and not always six weeks either.

I demand minimal for paid rehearsal and not always six weeks either.

I have a film I want to direct. Gena Rowlands was going to do it...

I have a film I want to direct. Gena Rowlands was going to do it...

Not to be offensive, not to be capricious, not to be arbitrary, not to be...

Not to be offensive, not to be capricious, not to be arbitrary, not to be...

The thing is, I don't believe in most of what's done. The amount of financial...

The thing is, I don't believe in most of what's done. The amount of financial...

You have to create a track record of breaking your own mold, or at least...

You have to create a track record of breaking your own mold, or at least...

I think acting can bring you closer to yourself and help you understand other people.

I think acting can bring you closer to yourself and help you understand other people.

I am so thrilled by the privilege of life, and yet at the same time...

I am so thrilled by the privilege of life, and yet at the same time...

I need six weeks of rehearsal and women need nine months and it took me...

I need six weeks of rehearsal and women need nine months and it took me...

The thing is David is also aware of everything and it's not like you're going...

The thing is David is also aware of everything and it's not like you're going...

The simple fact of existence, of being aware that you are aware; this to me...

The simple fact of existence, of being aware that you are aware; this to me...

I know what I love about acting - and it's the creative process.

I know what I love about acting - and it's the creative process.

I want to prove a point. That point is, actors are artists, not narcissists necessarily.

I want to prove a point. That point is, actors are artists, not narcissists necessarily.