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Love is messy. It's not something that's real clean.

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Actors don't generally go asking other actors for advice too much, but I'll take suggestions wherever I can.

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Directing myself definitely made me a better actor. And, you know, I think actors have the best track record when they turn to directing. Writers, too. I knew how to direct actors because I've been there and I know what I like.

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One thing that everybody told me about directing was, 'Never compromise'. And the whole job is a compromise. So it's very paradoxical. How do you not compromise when the whole thing is about compromise?

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When I started out as an actor I knew very little, which was probably a good thing. I was totally open. You don't judge yourself, you do it.

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I don't consider myself a Hollywood liberal, but I have my convictions and my beliefs.

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I like to do comedy, but I'll be perfectly honest, I prefer to do drama and more character-driven-based stuff, generally.

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My driving, I've been accused of not being the best, most safest driver.

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I had acting teachers, and one of the things that was encouraged was to keep it fresh, to be spontaneous. That's the magic of film often.

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I've always wanted to do action stuff. I like it. You really want something that's special; that's got something special about it and not cheesy, I guess. I'll tell you something, it's fun, it's different. Comedy is difficult. Doing comedy is very difficult. Action stuff is fun.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Actor

Born: February 18th, 1964

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