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'Little Miss Sunshine' was really important to me.

I don't know that praise is always a good thing.

I'm not a person who needs to chit-chat between takes by any means.

Michael Caine is so happy. Happy and healthy. I think he enjoys life. I think he's 82 now, and I have no clue if I'll be working at that age.

When I'm not excited, it makes acting very hard for me.

Certainly, being on stage is a rush.

I think it's more important to try and make a good film than give a good performance.

I think that the Western went away for a while because part of its function was that it used to be America's action film.

Of course I think it's a movie for everybody [Insane Farting Corpse], but that's probably just because it's a movie for me.

I used to write a lot of songs. I was an English major in college. I was a deluded poet for a year. Totally deluded.

One thing you notice is, there's a lot of people with raw talent, and then there's people who take that talent and work hard.

My favorite color is blue, and my secret favorite color is pink.

I go down to the dive bar around the corner when I go out. I don't go to the showbiz parties.

I know I'd like to direct a film at some point, and maybe I'll write it.

There are maybe 100 actors I look up to, but my first two favourite actors were Dustin Hoffman and Jack Nicholson.

Theater is hard.

Let's say honorary favorite New Yorker is John Lennon, and favorite real New Yorker is Biggie, because he's the best.

For me, playing a really bad character is about figuring out what brought the person to where we need him.

I love cereal. I eat several bowls a day, mostly a few late at night.

The only exercise I get is playing sports because I hate the gym. I try to learn to love it.

Some projects go as you hope or imagine, and some change or reveal themselves in a different way; it depends.

I remember going to the theatre when I was little and the lights going down and just getting really scared about what was going to happen up there.

A lot of people think I must be weird because of the films I've done. I get that.

I've definitely been in ruts, and I think having some kind of perseverance is important.

I would like to do something really big and then something really small, and see what it's like to work in that way, but in front of a live audience.

George C. Scott, man, was a powerful dude.

It's a funny thing. You sort of never figure it out with acting. You're always learning.

I'm very low-maintenance.

I don't like tight pants on guys.

I went to tranny bars and kind of got used to being around that and then getting dressed up.

I like characters that make me feel challenged and sort of inspired.

Nobody is a perfect actor.

Even when I'm alone, my life revolves around film. I think that's why I live in New York, not L.A., where it's so concentrated.

The only constant I can find is hard work.

At the heart of drama is conflict.

I feel like, once you're doing a job, you shouldn't talk about it.

I mean, to feel in good hands as an actor ... it's the best feeling.

I'm not a big shopper. I'm a pretty simple dresser, and that's not my pleasure go-to thing, looking for clothes.

One of my favorite films is 'Dumb and Dumber.'

I think control is a two-way street; sometimes people want to control things to keep them safe if they are afraid of life.

This is so lame to say in a magazine, but I just grabbed some pink wallpaper. I find it to be a very relaxing color.

I feel like I have to be responsible for what I'm participating in or putting out into the world.

The less acting you have to do, the better, I think.

I think you sometimes have to go hit rock bottom before you can grow and rebuild as a person.

I like the idea of finding parts that I know I can do but I don't totally understand them right away.

Being actors is a strange job. To try to go live that out, it's a very strange thing to want to do when you step back and think about it.

I think it is important to make sure that I have my real life as well, because Hollywood can certainly seem like an alternate reality sometimes.

The better the acting is, the harder it is to see what the process is.

I feel like having something that you're passionate about helps to keep you young.

I approach every role from scratch.

Sometimes we fall in love with the idea of a person and have trouble seeing the real thing.

It's a lot of fun to be a part of films that you don't exactly know how they're going to turn out.

I always have an adjustment period where I'm so happy to be home, but then my sense of purpose is totally gone.

I tore my ACL playing basketball.

You try to get to know your character as best as you can before you start filming - what's written and not written.

When I'm not acting, I like to go home and be really normal. So I usually grow out my hair until I get the next part.

The way Hollywood works, you're never sure if their first thought is to make a great film and honor the material or just another business property.

I can obviously relate to a character who is an artist, because the creative process is a big part of my life.

I grew up in Manhattan, and now I live in Brooklyn.

Sometimes it's summer camp on location. So it's nice to have a little New York community of people you love.

I always ask for more takes. I like doing takes, so I'll do as many as I can.

I want to do some bigger films, so long as there's some sort of exciting creative element or a good filmmaker behind them.

The idea of writer's block or not having inspiration is totally terrifying to me.

To be running away from explosions with Harrison Ford, you know, that's pretty great.

I think I was almost 12, so I knew who George C. Scott was, but if I could work with George C. Scott now, I'd be so pumped.

I think was overly empathetic for a while in my life.

Your director is your main support - actors don't generally give each other advice on set, not in my experience.

As an actor, the toughest thing is being subject to circumstance. Meaning: What scripts are out there that are available?

I love Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath and Guns N' Roses and AC/DC.

In tragedy, it's hard to find a good resolution; it's not black and white: it's a big fog of gray.

New York is kind of a mythological city in may ways.

I don't want my learning curve to be stunted by just all of a sudden doing work all the time and not being careful about the work that I'm doing.

I like listening to my playlist on the iPod. I don't want radio with commercials.

I sort of grew up doing theater. And that's how I got into film, actually.

I try to leave my work at the door when I leave the set. It's almost like summer camp. You go in hard, then you leave, and it's done.

As an actor, I always feel you basically have to be able to delude yourself.

I don't really know what kind of actor I am.

Being actors is a strange job.

I think that one of the strangest things about being an actor is, it's almost freelance work.

Have I seen any plays that I've been in? Uh, you know, might be a little weird.

Homeless people really upset me when I was little. A lot of kids have this reaction, but I would get really worried or sad or concerned or cry.

I've been fortunate to work with several actors and directors who I look up to, and learned from each of them.

'Looper' was a wonderful script. Rian Johnson is the real deal and a really talented filmmaker.

I'd love to do a really broad comedy at some point.

I know I am always pumped, as an audience member, to go and see a Western.

As people, no matter what we are doing, your whole body is living and breathing.

I am baffled by good writing.

I don't have any tattoos.

I guess sometimes fear is a good thing. It's a really good motivator.

I started acting pretty young, so I haven't had too many odd jobs. But I used to sell candy out of my locker in middle school.

I love Brooklyn; it's a part of who you are.

The hardest thing about working with your partner is that the work starts to become first.

I don't normally like getting dressed up, but when I go to events, I like to look put together. I've got to say, getting in a nice suit feels good.

Everything you do, every experience that you have, enlightens you a little bit or worsens you.

The world of the homeless is a tough and interesting world.

People have asked me about playing outsiders. I don't consider myself an outsider. Maybe that's why I'm interested in that. I'm not really sure.

I'm a private person, but I don't feel afraid to walk out of my door or anything. I get recognised occasionally, but not overwhelmingly so.

I think 'American Pie' is great.

I like movies a lot, and I feel really excited when I see a movie that moves me the right way.

I've definitely had mentors, whether parents or friends or actors who I like.