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

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I've never done work for money ever. If your choices are based on grosses and...

I've never done work for money ever. If your choices are based on grosses and...

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

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

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

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

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...

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'm passionate about learning. I'm passionate about life.

I'm passionate about learning. I'm passionate about life.

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...

The thing about film-making is I give it everything, that's why I work so hard....

The thing about film-making is I give it everything, that's why I work so hard....

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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 learned to relax more. Everybody feels pressure in what they do, maybe mine is...

I've learned to relax more. Everybody feels pressure in what they do, maybe mine is...

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...