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One of the pleasures of being an actor is quite simply taking a walk in someone else's shoes. And when I look at the roles I've played, I'm kind of amazed at all the wonderful adventures I've had and the different things I've learned.

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I try to do as many of my own stunts as possible. If you keep on taking yourself out of the role you play, you lose the thread of the character.

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Sometimes I think women are lucky because they can develop in ways men can't. The old-boy network may be oppressive to women, but it actually stunts men in terms of personal growth.

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Action breeds inspiration more than inspiration breeds action.

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You have to lose yourself to find yourself.

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Weirdness is not my game. I'm just a square boy from Wisconsin.

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Film is fragmented and gets into lots of other people's hands. There are a lot of pleasures that theatre gives me. You get to perform uninterrupted.

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I'll never be able to really see a film that I'm in.

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I don't think people want to see me as a regular guy; besides, I'm a regular guy in real life. I guess I just want to be reckless in my work.

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Any actor who tells you that he makes choices, absolutely, is wrong. You find work and work finds you.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Actor

Born: July 22nd, 1955

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