It was the moment I learned acting is not acting out. After that light went on, I spent the rest of my life trying to figure out how to make other people realize it.

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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...

The perfection in theater is that it's over the second it's done.

The perfection in theater is that it's over the second it's done.

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...

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...

Being a father, being a friend, those are the things that make me feel successful.

Being a father, being a friend, those are the things that make me feel successful.

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...

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 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.

David Cronenberg knows what we actors do as artists.

David Cronenberg knows what we actors do as artists.

People who have expertise or the luck to have rehearsal time with cameras have it...

People who have expertise or the luck to have rehearsal time with cameras have it...

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...

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...

Great risks come in long term, tremendously assiduous, very courageous study.

Great risks come in long term, tremendously assiduous, very courageous study.

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...

I was held hostage and almost executed by a man who was robbing us in...

I was held hostage and almost executed by a man who was robbing us in...

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 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.

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...

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...