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I Didn't Believe That I'd Ever Be Lucky Enough To Be Able To Make A Living As An Actor.

Making A Film Is A Way For Me To Understand What It's Like To Be A Murderer, To Confess, To Be A Beaten Wife, To Be A Minority, To Be A Victor, To Get The Girl, To Lose The Girl. I Can Do All Of That Through The Practice Of An Art Form.

There Isn't Any Question That Hollywood Is Profit Driven. Anybody That Thinks It Isn't Is A Fool. It's A Business. Hollywood Was Never Philanthropy. The Only Purpose It Had Was Making Money; The Only Purpose It Still Has Is To Make Money.

Once I Start To Do A Film, It Has Inferences. If A Guy Walks Down A Street And Kicks A Dog, You're Saying Something About That Guy. A Guy Walks Down The Street And Somebody's About To Be Run Over And He Shoves Him Out Of His Way And Gets Hit By The Car Himself, You're Saying That Guy's A Hero. You Can't Avoid Making Certain Statements.

I Personally Have Never Made A Movie In Hollywood, Because I Don't Want To Get Up In My Own Bed And Then Go To The Movie Set, And Then Come Home At Night To My Real Life.