See, ‘A Time to Kill’ was the one I got famous off of. Big ka-boom, over one weekend. After that, I did films that I really wanted to do.
I like to be directed, but when I’m flying and I’m on fire, I don’t want someone coming and getting in my way just because they feel like they need to.
The first step that leads to our identity in life is usually not ‘I know who I am,’ but rather ‘I know who I am not.’
Having children has helped me become a better actor because they remind you to play make believe. It’s the ease and naturalness of their beings. They just play and it’s completely real for them at the time. As an actor, if we do it well, we make you believe.
I don’t know how to work a room. It’s a real skill.
Vanity is great motivation, to be fair.
I believe in living in the present and making each day count. I don’t pay much attention to the past or the future.
I talk to myself all the time. Just make sure you answer.
I think it’s because we’re looking for the meaning. Where is the meaning? We have mindless jobs, we take frantic vacations, deficit finance trips to the mall to buy more things that we think are going to fill these holes in our lives. Is it any wonder that we’ve lost our sense of direction?
We dissect failure a lot more than we dissect success.
Don’t play an attitude; don’t play a guy who’s negative. Play a guy who’s not trying to sell anybody on anything, he’s just saying how it is and if you want to come by what he’s thinking, you’re welcome. If you do not, then do not.
My whole family are hams. They’re storytellers and everyone outdoes the next one.
I go on The Daily Beast. The Daily Beast is one of the websites that I check out.
I like having my hands in the clay. I like the movie-making process.
I think I can keep a rhythm to a beat, but there are quite a few people who would argue with me.
A drunk doesn’t try to stand up; a drunk tries not to fall down.
I’m a football fan, a sports fan, a fan of competition.
I get it. You have the right to have guns. But look, let’s forget that right. Let’s forget the pleasure you get safely on your range, because it’s in the wrong hands in other places.
I’m not arrogant enough to look back on my career and criticize my choices. It’s really not my place.
I am vain. I think vanity is a good thing. It’s done more good things for me than it has not.
I work through life with commas. I don’t even know, do you have parentheticals?