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Acting is like a Halloween mask that you put on.

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I don't want to die in a car accident. When I die it'll be a glorious day. It'll probably be a waterfall.

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I have a lot of chameleon qualities, I get very absorbed in my surroundings.

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When I was in first grade, everyone made fun of my name, of course. I think it's kind of a big name to hold up when you're nine years old. It seemed goofy. I used to tell people I wanted to change the world and they used to think, 'This kid's really weird'.

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It still strikes me as strange that anyone could have any moral objection to someone else's sexuality. It's like telling someone else how to clean their house.

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I can't on my own change the regime in South Africa or teach the Palestinians to learn to live with the Israelies, but I can start with me.

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I try to lie as much as I can when I'm interviewed. It's reverse psychology. I figure if you lie, they'll print the truth.

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I sometimes lie, especially about personal things, because what does it matter? I am a kind of minute commodity, my name is no longer my own.

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We are taught to consume. And that's what we do. But if we realized that there really is no reason to consume, that it's just a mind set, that it's just an addiction, then we wouldn't be out there stepping on people's hands climbing the corporate ladder of success.

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Vegetarianism is a link to perfection and peace.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Actor

Born: August 23rd, 1970

Died: October 31st, 1993

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