Well, capitalism is going to grow and grow. The nature of it is that the guy who has the most poker chips on the table has more leverage than everyone else. He can eventually outbluff everyone else and outraise everyone else at the table. That's what has happened and it needs to be corrected.
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The French have the reputation of being arrogant. I don't think it's arrogance but a certain authenticity.
As a kid I was always a bit of a clown, a performer.
I cut my own hair most of the time. You just do it all by feel.
I've seen the odd tarot reader and had my palm read in various countries and explained to me in many strains of broken English. Did I believe a word? To be honest, I didn't understand much, but I loved watching the presentation.
A shot is only as every as good as how well it tells the story.
I need some challenges in love or I'm bored.
My life is pretty hectic, but I'm really into it.
There's more of a family connection when you're working on a TV show. That's not to say that you don't make great connections when you're working on films, but it's different unless you're there working every day.
I do have a lot of Australian friends.
I don't like the idea of talking down to kids. I think I was talked down to, and you rebel against that.
I don't use deodorant. If you drink enough water, you shouldn't have to. I think I smell pretty good without it.
I think my kids are pretty well-rounded citizens of the world.
I think this Occupy Wall Street thing is great. I think that is a good thing and that people need to stand up, voice their opinions, and be heard.
I try to be straightforward and honest with my kids, and I believe nothing beats good old hard work.
I'm a big fan of Alan J. Pakula's films like 'All the President's Men', 'The Parallax View,' and 'Klute.' I'm a big fan of those movies.
I'm pretty good at gardening. It consumes my time, and it feels like I'm doing something constructive.
Time goes a lot quicker when the work is a lot more enjoyable.
Sometimes the intensity and the grind of doing television can wear you down, but at the same time there's something about the repetition, the sheer mass of work that you do that's also liberating.
When I have to play the same role every day, I have the flexibility to play the character in so many different ways. It's almost like playing five different roles.
Every TV show is a crapshoot, really. But every once in a while, a show gets anointed as 'the show.'
French are what they are without excusing themselves to be.
I am very straight-forward and direct. If I disagree with something, I say something about it.
I don't like fancy fiddly girlie stuff.
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