I've never done work for money ever. If your choices are based on grosses and the film doesn't do well, what does that mean? It leaves you with nothing.

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I've never made a film that I didn't believe in, you know? However the picture...

I've never made a film that I didn't believe in, you know? However the picture...

The exciting part of acting, I don't know how else to explain it, are those...

The exciting part of acting, I don't know how else to explain it, are those...

I've been... chased by paparazzi, and they run lights, and they chase you and harass...

I've been... chased by paparazzi, and they run lights, and they chase you and harass...

When I work, I work very hard. So I look to work with people who...

When I work, I work very hard. So I look to work with people who...

It's well known I'm a Scientologist, and that has helped me to find that inner...

It's well known I'm a Scientologist, and that has helped me to find that inner...

I didn't become an actor to have power, but it just happens that I have...

I didn't become an actor to have power, but it just happens that I have...

Saddam has committed many crimes against humanity and against his own people.

Saddam has committed many crimes against humanity and against his own people.

I've gotten very good at scheduling my life, scheduling the scene and preparing myself for...

I've gotten very good at scheduling my life, scheduling the scene and preparing myself for...

As a young actor, people were trying to define who I was before I really...

As a young actor, people were trying to define who I was before I really...

When you have to cope with a lot of problems, you're either going to sink...

When you have to cope with a lot of problems, you're either going to sink...

Talk is over-rated as a means of settling disputes.

Talk is over-rated as a means of settling disputes.

I look at the Samurai because they were the artists of their time. What I...

I look at the Samurai because they were the artists of their time. What I...

When you become successful in any type of life, there are people who are not...

When you become successful in any type of life, there are people who are not...

I love kids. I was a kid myself, once.

I love kids. I was a kid myself, once.

Awards are wonderful. I've been nominated many times and I've won many awards. But my...

Awards are wonderful. I've been nominated many times and I've won many awards. But my...

Have you ever gotten the feeling that you aren't completely embarassed yet, but you glimpse...

Have you ever gotten the feeling that you aren't completely embarassed yet, but you glimpse...

When I first started out all the attention could be a bit unnerving, especially when...

When I first started out all the attention could be a bit unnerving, especially when...

What I find sometimes that is tricky is if actors are using too much of...

What I find sometimes that is tricky is if actors are using too much of...

I would live with all of my sisters if I could. We've always been very...

I would live with all of my sisters if I could. We've always been very...

Every single time I start to do a picture, without fail, I feel as if...

Every single time I start to do a picture, without fail, I feel as if...