It's difficult when you have to turn down a tremendous amount of money because you don't like what the script is saying and you don't have any money.

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I started getting on my feet and clowning around, and they ended up putting me...

I started getting on my feet and clowning around, and they ended up putting me...

I think the enemy is self-censorship. In a free society the biggest danger is that...

I think the enemy is self-censorship. In a free society the biggest danger is that...

I've been lucky-my looks haven't put me into one category. I don't look like a...

I've been lucky-my looks haven't put me into one category. I don't look like a...

I'm fairly competant as a director and actor, but I am Mr. Neurotic as a...

I'm fairly competant as a director and actor, but I am Mr. Neurotic as a...

There is absolutely no way that I would enter that world. I would never run...

There is absolutely no way that I would enter that world. I would never run...

I was a sports fan, but I also went to peace marches.

I was a sports fan, but I also went to peace marches.

Any time you're trying to do a movie with a happy ending, it's very difficult...

Any time you're trying to do a movie with a happy ending, it's very difficult...

I'm the kind of person who does not remember bad things.

I'm the kind of person who does not remember bad things.

Directing is creating a whole. You're able to combine different elements and create a film...

Directing is creating a whole. You're able to combine different elements and create a film...

I like Spike Lee a lot. He's incredibly gifted and I don't think he gets...

I like Spike Lee a lot. He's incredibly gifted and I don't think he gets...

I learned much more about acting from philosophy courses, psychology courses, history and anthropology than...

I learned much more about acting from philosophy courses, psychology courses, history and anthropology than...

There are dumb actors. But there are dumb politicians and dumb bakers.

There are dumb actors. But there are dumb politicians and dumb bakers.

If I'm a commodity, it wouldn't be a wise idea to buy stock in me...

If I'm a commodity, it wouldn't be a wise idea to buy stock in me...

I'm six foot four and a half and I have a temper. It's reserved for...

I'm six foot four and a half and I have a temper. It's reserved for...

I don't know if I ever really bought into the eternal damnation bit.

I don't know if I ever really bought into the eternal damnation bit.

When you make the judgement as a network that there are only three candidates, you...

When you make the judgement as a network that there are only three candidates, you...

I don't view myself as a political leftie. I view myself as a storyteller who...

I don't view myself as a political leftie. I view myself as a storyteller who...

I'm not gangly; I'm very coordinated. I do have a bit of a baby face....

I'm not gangly; I'm very coordinated. I do have a bit of a baby face....

I've used drugs that I do consider to be dangerous, drugs that are potentially detrimental...

I've used drugs that I do consider to be dangerous, drugs that are potentially detrimental...

Toy Soldiers was my introduction to film. I certainly didn't think I was doing art...

Toy Soldiers was my introduction to film. I certainly didn't think I was doing art...