I'm a firm believer that character is highly overrated. Character is a trick that we do with the audience's collusion.

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When Fargo came out, I hired a publicist for the first time in my life....

When Fargo came out, I hired a publicist for the first time in my life....

Ninety percent of the preparation we do as actors is just jive. It doesn't do...

Ninety percent of the preparation we do as actors is just jive. It doesn't do...

I was a dog in a past life. Really. I'll be walking down the street...

I was a dog in a past life. Really. I'll be walking down the street...

The bar raises as you go.

The bar raises as you go.

Stephen King writes a lot of things that are really charming and quirky, and that...

Stephen King writes a lot of things that are really charming and quirky, and that...

I'm really proud of the writing on Door to Door, and I think that's the...

I'm really proud of the writing on Door to Door, and I think that's the...

Nobody became an actor because he had a good childhood.

Nobody became an actor because he had a good childhood.

I think I've been in situations where they looked at me and just see some...

I think I've been in situations where they looked at me and just see some...

I'm sure I have a process, but it mostly takes place in my dreams.

I'm sure I have a process, but it mostly takes place in my dreams.

There are some older women out there who are just knockouts, real beauties, and they're...

There are some older women out there who are just knockouts, real beauties, and they're...

Directors work 10 times harder than anyone else. Get paid a quarter.

Directors work 10 times harder than anyone else. Get paid a quarter.

Everyone hooks up with George Clooney. He's a genuinely cool guy. He's using his powers...

Everyone hooks up with George Clooney. He's a genuinely cool guy. He's using his powers...

That red carpet has to be felt to be believed.

That red carpet has to be felt to be believed.

Yeah, I made it. It sneaks up on you. You're some schmuck and you wake...

Yeah, I made it. It sneaks up on you. You're some schmuck and you wake...

I think theater is powerful. The best experiences I had in the theater are more...

I think theater is powerful. The best experiences I had in the theater are more...

I got an agent. He said, what do you wanna do, and I said, I...

I got an agent. He said, what do you wanna do, and I said, I...

It started with the Godfather, this operatic violence. I don't know.

It started with the Godfather, this operatic violence. I don't know.

I'll tell you this about the Oscars - they're real.

I'll tell you this about the Oscars - they're real.

If I like the story and it's well written, and it's a character I want...

If I like the story and it's well written, and it's a character I want...

We thought sex was free. Sex is not free. There's a price to be paid...

We thought sex was free. Sex is not free. There's a price to be paid...