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The fact is that violence gives you a rush.

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One of the things that Teller and I are obsessed with, one of the reasons that we're in magic, is the difference between fantasy and reality.

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It wasn't success, because Teller and I, by the time Asparagus Valley got together - within a year, we had achieved all our goals. I mean, our goal was to earn our living doing exactly what we wanted. Which is many people's goal.

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In my private life, I'm not around any drugs or alcohol.

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If I go out to dinner with you and you order wine, I leave. I won't be around drugs and alcohol at all.

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I've never had a drink of alcohol or any drug in my life.

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I'm a big fan of huge populations of people, so you'd think with 300 million people in the country, you don't even have to please 1% to be phenomenally successful.

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But it's much more exciting to make Die Hard. One of the reasons that I think that movie is so successful is it deals with those very important blue-collar relationship themes. But it's more visually beautiful to show things blowing up. It just gives you more on the screen.

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Before you can read, you know the difference between a story and reality. And, of course, by the time you're old enough to do any real damage with an Uzi, you've learned that difference.

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I am a huge fan of proselytizing. I am a huge fan of speaking your mind. The only way we can share the universe... is by talking very strongly about what we believe.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Entertainer

Born: March 5th, 1955

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