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

Quote by Kevin Bacon

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There are very few things that are purely conceptual without any hard content.

There are very few things that are purely conceptual without any hard content.

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...

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...

I didn't get into this so I could talk about my work, my movies. You...

I didn't get into this so I could talk about my work, my movies. You...

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'd really like to get the girl, shoot the gun, drive the car, have fun....

I'd really like to get the girl, shoot the gun, drive the car, have fun....

Clint Eastwood has always been a hero.

Clint Eastwood has always been a hero.

Gary Oldman is impossible to steal a movie from. He's such a great actor, he's...

Gary Oldman is impossible to steal a movie from. He's such a great actor, he's...

I'd love to be a pop idol. Of course, my groupies are now between 40...

I'd love to be a pop idol. Of course, my groupies are now between 40...

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...

A good director creates an environment, which gives the actor the encouragement to fly.

A good director creates an environment, which gives the actor the encouragement to fly.

Any idiot can get laid when they're famous. That's easy. It's getting laid when you're...

Any idiot can get laid when they're famous. That's easy. It's getting laid when you're...

L.A. kind of scares me.

L.A. kind of scares me.

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 have a natural swagger.

I have a natural swagger.

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...

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...

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,...

If you're an actor, even a successful one, you're still waiting for the phone to...

If you're an actor, even a successful one, you're still waiting for the phone to...

I'd always tried not to worry about the size of the role or the size...

I'd always tried not to worry about the size of the role or the size...