It's not who I am underneath but what I do that defines me.
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All of the muscles were gone, so that was a real tough time of rebuilding all of that. But you have a deadline, you have an obligation. You've said that you will commit to this part, and I just can't live with myself for not really giving it as much as I can.
The only thing that I'm obsessed with is sleeping, and actually, it is more than an obsession, it is a pleasure.
No, only disappointment in myself on those occasions I didn't manage to rise to the occasion as I felt I should've done. I can always see how to do it, and then the challenge is, Can I manage that each and every day?
I tend to think you're fearless when you recognize why you should be scared of things, but do them anyway.
I mean, first of all, let me say whichever superhero first came up with the idea of wearing a cape, he wasn't really onto anything good. The number of times I'm treading on that damn thing or I throw a punch and it ends up covering my whole head. It's really not practical.
My hope is that people will be repulsed by the character's complete lack of ethics and obsession with consumerism - that's what I was saying about the difference between the character's message and the film's message.
But I learned that there's a certain character that can be built from embarrassing yourself endlessly. If you can sit happy with embarrassment, there's not much else that can really get to ya.
I do like taking stuff seriously that a lot of people look at as nonsense. I enjoy the insanity of that. And I like the commitment that is needed for that.
I find something fascinating about the quiet man in the background who has no desire to be the center of attention.
I'm an actor I'm not a politician. I always kick myself when I talk too much about family, or personal things.
'Batman' took 10 months to film, and by the time I stopped working on it, it took a long time before my English accent came out again. I was actually having to try for it.
I think trying too hard to be sexy is the worst thing in the world a woman can do.
A teenager usually wants to try to get people to notice him in some way, to feel like someone gives a damn. Me, all that attention, I just wanted to fade into the background. Be invisible. Disappear.
I have a fear of being boring.
I have this theory that, depending on your attitude, your life doesn't have to become this ridiculous charade that it seems so many people end up living.
I only sound intelligent when there's a good script writer around.
It's got to do with putting yourself in other people's shoes and seeing how far you can come to truly understand them. I like the empathy that comes from acting.
I never want to feel that I'm playing it safe.
An actor should never be larger than the film he's in.
I find what I do for a living really funny. I mean, acting is kind of a hilarious thing for a grown man to call a job.
Working out is incredibly boring. I swear it's true that the bigger your muscles get, the fewer brain cells you have.
I put on weight like Santa Claus. I just get this belly that kind of extends out.
I start from scratch with each movie; I wipe the slate and I certainly don't rely on some bag of acting tricks I've amassed over the years.
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