There are people who tell you to shut up because you're just a celebrity, but pundits, talking heads, they're every bit the celebrity and a lot of them aren't any more qualified than the average man on the street.

Quote by Kevin Bacon

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

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

There's the most resistance to an actor singing. It's like I'm being disloyal to my...

There's the most resistance to an actor singing. It's like I'm being disloyal to my...

I don't read my own reviews and I haven't for probably 15 years. I read...

I don't read my own reviews and I haven't for probably 15 years. I read...

I do struggle with how much and in which way, as an artist or celebrity,...

I do struggle with how much and in which way, as an artist or celebrity,...

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...

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 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 have a natural swagger.

I have a natural swagger.

Clint Eastwood has always been a hero.

Clint Eastwood has always been a hero.

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...

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....

I always wanted, and still aspire, to be something more than just one thing, just...

I always wanted, and still aspire, to be something more than just one thing, just...

I just let the work speak for itself. An actor is not afraid to take...

I just let the work speak for itself. An actor is not afraid to take...

It does get old to have to always be a monkey in a zoo. I...

It does get old to have to always be a monkey in a zoo. I...

Ninety-five percent of celebrity is good.

Ninety-five percent of celebrity is good.

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...

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...

L.A. kind of scares me.

L.A. kind of scares me.

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...