I'd really like to get the girl, shoot the gun, drive the car, have fun. I even have these kind of action dreams, where I'm the action guy.

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It does get old to have to always be a monkey in a zoo. I...

It does get old to have to always be a monkey in a zoo. I...

I do better on the first three takes; I won't be better at 20 takes.

I do better on the first three takes; I won't be better at 20 takes.

There are some actor secrets you keep sometimes, and you want to keep.

There are some actor secrets you keep sometimes, and you want to keep.

There are people who tell you to shut up because you're just a celebrity, but...

There are people who tell you to shut up because you're just a celebrity, but...

I do struggle with how much and in which way, as an artist or celebrity,...

I do struggle with how much and in which way, as an artist or celebrity,...

I'm always happier and a better actor when I can really lose myself in a...

I'm always happier and a better actor when I can really lose myself in a...

I don't want to stop acting, but acting in some ways is a young man's...

I don't want to stop acting, but acting in some ways is a young man's...

The business that people do in LA on the social level is amazing. You go...

The business that people do in LA on the social level is amazing. You go...

L.A. kind of scares me.

L.A. kind of scares me.

As I was coming up on the stage, there was one source that could make...

As I was coming up on the stage, there was one source that could make...

I like directing. It takes a lot out of you, but I'd like to do...

I like directing. It takes a lot out of you, but I'd like to do...

There are two types of actors: those who say they want to be famous and...

There are two types of actors: those who say they want to be famous and...

If I'm in a situation where someone doesn't recognize me and treats me like everyone...

If I'm in a situation where someone doesn't recognize me and treats me like everyone...

Critics can be your most important friend. I don't read criticism of my stuff only...

Critics can be your most important friend. I don't read criticism of my stuff only...

I just let the work speak for itself. An actor is not afraid to take...

I just let the work speak for itself. An actor is not afraid to take...

I don't have to do the lead. If I dig a part, I'll do it.

I don't have to do the lead. If I dig a part, I'll do it.

I always wanted, and still aspire, to be something more than just one thing, just...

I always wanted, and still aspire, to be something more than just one thing, just...

Clint Eastwood has always been a hero.

Clint Eastwood has always been a hero.

I think we all have a lot of darkness in our bellies. As an actor,...

I think we all have a lot of darkness in our bellies. As an actor,...

Before Footloose, the things I'd done weren't cute. In Diner I was an alcoholic.

Before Footloose, the things I'd done weren't cute. In Diner I was an alcoholic.