The exciting part of acting, I don't know how else to explain it, are those moments when you surprise yourself.

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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 love kids. I was a kid myself, once.

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

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...

I always look for a challenge and something that's different.

I always look for a challenge and something that's different.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 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...

I disagree with people who think you learn more from getting beat up than you...

I disagree with people who think you learn more from getting beat up than you...

I want a world without war, a world without insanity. I want to see people...

I want a world without war, a world without insanity. I want to see people...

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...

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'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...

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...

Nothing ends nicely, that's why it ends.

Nothing ends nicely, that's why it ends.

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...

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...

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...