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I don't really try to judge any character that I play, afterwards I figure it out, but while I'm working on the character, I have to find something in them to relate to.

~John Hawkes

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I understand why people achieve a level of fame and disappear, I never understood it before, but it's an attractive prospect to walk away from it all.

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Certainly I've had the experience of thinking a person was one thing, and finding out they were another.

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It's much more interesting to watch someone who is ill-equipped to solve their problem fight to solve their problem than wallow in the knowledge that they're ill-equipped to solve their problems.

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I don't mean to be highfalutin about it, but I try to limit my visibility.

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I generally play strong people and scary people.

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I guess you can say that every actor is a 'character actor' on some level. But I think some actors have a wider range. I think that's how you get that mantle.

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I have to be careful of what TV shows I choose, particularly ones that have commercials in them, because it's going to be a different kind of television show.

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If you're telling a story it's always best not to play the ending.

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It seems like every year Hollywood makes an attempt to retell the Manson story, and I just couldn't be less interested in it. It's not really our crowning achievement as a civilisation. I'm not saying it shouldn't be done, but it just bores me.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Actor

Born: September 11th, 1959

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