I enjoy doing press for something that I like, and I think the movie is very fun and charming and clever

Cows are a lot smarter across the board than bulls

The fact that I haven’t been married might qualify me as belonging in the nutty category to a lot of women

Between Clive Owen winning at the Golden Globes and the British Academy announcing its nominations, of which Sideways received only one, I’m feeling pretty humbled these days

I have a healthy sense of vanity. I like to look good for myself, which is what a lot of women say. I want to stay fit

I probably am. I think Paul Giamatti also said in an interview that I was “f – king crazy.” I’m flattered by that. I want to be that guy who’s nuts who makes people think

As an actor I kind of do. I started out doing voice overs in the mid 80s when I was in grad school.

But I’m a citizen of Texas and try to spend most of my time there

I invested, and I protected myself, so I enjoy that freedom

I love knowing that I’m not better than any other person on the planet

But I certainly know a lot of people that existed at that level and are always kind of pining for more, always thinking that the next big break, the next opportunity, the big role are just around the corner of the next audition

But I certainly know a lot of people that existed at that level and are always kind of pining for more, always thinking that the next big break, the next opportunity, the big role are just around the corner of the next audition

I certainly was an actor and then I drifted more towards writing and directing.

If you are truly fearless as a performer, than you don’t fear kids or dogs.

I’m not so proud to think that anything is unworthy, and I don’t think I was that way 10 years ago

Of course, anybody’s who’s 26 years old will probably say, “Of course the old guy would say that.” But wait until you’re 45 or 46 years old. See how you feel about it then

Their lives have been largely defined by failure and you would think the prospect of marriage, which is supposed to be bountiful and hopeful, it’s just really another kind of tangential thing in his life.

One that always stings is “Grow up.” And it stings most when you have the suspicion that it is justified, that you have just done somethingchildish and you got nailed for it. It’s probably been said to me a few times

I don’t want my hair to be ridiculous. But in Texas I do wear a hat a lot, so I probably have hat-head more than I’m aware of

I love going to the feed store and drinking coffee and talking about how much rain we need.

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I like to keep my private stuff pretty vague

I’ve been an admirer of Helen Mirren for a long time. As I get older, I find myself admiring older women who have poise and elegance.

But all actors go through the process, it’s hit and miss, you have achievement and failure

I would say 95% of the time, because you just can’t remember your lines if you’re drinking alcohol. I would say about 95% of the time it was grape juice or this fake wine, which was horrible

Kissing’s a good thing, man. It’s the doorbell of intimacy

Children from like 8 and even up to the college age – Spider-Man appeals to a fairly broad demographic but, like I said, a mean age probably of 12 is a good mark – they process information so quickly and it’s not because of attention deficit or short attention span

I kind of have a rededication in my life now to acting because I’m very fond of being in this movie

And there have certainly been movies I wanted to be in and milestones I wanted to surpass that did not happen

I did a series called Ned and Stacey for two years for Fox back in the 90s. I was writer on it as well as a producer, and it was very important to me that there were no contemporary references

I hate it when women fight aging with plastic surgery or fashion choices. There’s this arrogant youth worship in our society

I would just turn into a giant pair of lips. “Oh God! There he is! It’s Lip-Man!

Villains with a conscience have this sad realization of who they are, and the monster they’ve become – there’s a sense of regret. So at the end of these movies there’s a dramatic resonance that really stays with the audience

Look at the Native American culture. They revere the elders

Any tendency to design for design’s sake, to create a pattern within which the owner must live according to rules set by the designer, is headed for frustration, if not disaster