“It’s easy to fall into the trap of believing all the hype that’s written about you......Who knows? In a couple of years, you might find me in a loony bin!”
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“I like to be able to play a character and act out a lot of things which I can’t or don’t do in my normal everyday life.”
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“Don’t think for a moment that I’m really like any of the characters I’ve played. I’m not. That’s why it’s called acting.”
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“I’ve been jolting along from one film to another.....Now, it’s sort of a shock to realise what I’ve achieved.”
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“I remember the Checked Demon. He’s this little devil with this three- foot dong that just porks everybody. And that was my idea of what sex was about. And I was, ‘Oh Wow! I can’t wait’”
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“My mother is a walking miracle. My dad has always been the bohemian.”
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“My dad’s probably one of the kindest people in the world. When I was young that’s not how I was- I was a little spoiled brat.”
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“I don’t think my parents would be shocked about anything I did, because they’re so laid- back.”
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“What I really wanted was to travel and see all the different animals that were on the verge of extinction.”
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“I was always the kid in school who tried to get attention, not necessarily the class clown, but I’d do little unexpected performances.”
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“I was about sixteen when I learnt how to flirt and I had a bit of a routine going on.”
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“Dad, I want to become an actor, but if this is what it’s all about, I don’t want to do it.
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“Portraying emotionally ill characters gives me the chance to really act.”
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“I’ve been planted here to be a vessel for acting. That’s why I’m really taking any part, regardless of how complicated it’s going to be.”
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“I really don’t know what I’m doing. I don’t. It’s terrible. I go in there and I learn how to be like the character and do the best I can, and that’s all I really do.”
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“My career should be adapt to me. Fame is like a VIP pass wherever you want to go.”
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“I didn’t worry about what DeNiro though.....I went in, looked at him in the eye and got the part. I was confident, even though I’d never done anything like it before. Now I realize it was ignorant confidence- I had no idea.”
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“When I was doing This Boy’s Life I wanted to be as old as Robert DeNiro and as experienced as him and have the same respect as he did in that movie.”
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“If I want to go to a party with a few male friends, it doesn’t mean I’m gay.”
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“I don’t see why I can’t have friends of both sexes without wild rumours being circulated. It’s crazy.”
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“Playing Arnie was fun because everything I did was spontaneous.”
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“Brothers don’t necessarily have to say anything to each other- they can sit in a room and be together and just be completely comfortable with each other.”
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“I was dreading winning. I didn’t even plan a speech- I was worried that I would slip up or do something horrible. I was shaking in my seat, putting on a posed smile. Inside I was petrified.”
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“I didn’t know what types of movies I wanted to do. I want to do things that are different. I want to take my time with each role.”
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“I’ve managed to keep a clear head and remain same in this business because I remain a kid off- camera.”
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“I couldn’t deal with playing a character who rides motorcycles and has a leather jacket and is a tough kid, y’ know?”
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“I’ve changed. You can’t help it. Your mind starts working in a different way. You feel really scruntinised by people.
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“I get a friend to travel with me. I need somebody to bring me back to who I am. It’s hard to be alone.”
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“I rejected it many times because I though it was just going to be a commerical film. Sharon Stone and everything. But then, with one day to decide, I said ‘Ok’. I like Sam Raimi and this character’s really funny and cool.”
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“I was expecting a little more from ol’ Sharon, y’know? I wasn’t about to get down and dirty with her, so it was a bit of a let down. Actually, she hurt my lips.”
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“I want to be a jerk like the rest of my friend, and have fun, and not care about the consequences, but I just can’t now.”
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“The good thing about acting is that it keeps you on your toes. It’s not like any other job where you can go in and do the same thing as yesterday.”
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“It’s a tough thing- you get in a situation where you feel that you have to be perfect all the time and it sucks.”
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“Drugs? Everybody has a choice and I choose not to do drugs.”
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“I touched on emotions. I’ve never tapped in my life. I’ve heard a lot of people say, ‘I hope this movie doesn’t glamorise drugs.’”
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“When a role for a young guy is being offered to me, I think of River Phoenix. It feels like a loss.”
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“I’ve always been spontaneous and outgoing. I’ve tried lots of things so I’ve got some good life experiences, which is great ‘cause it means I’ve got lots of material to work with as an actor.”
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“The role of Rimbaud is one of the most important of my vareer and one of the best roles to play for a young actor.”
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“It was the simple fact that there was probably not a cooler character on earth that I could play.”
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“There is homosexuality, but the film’s not about that. It’s about a young guy who wanted to experience everything and that was just one element of many that was there for him to partake in.”
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“I’m proud of my work in all movies I’ve done. In a few years’ tim no one will remember the bad reviews.”
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“Death freaks me out. I don’t know about an afterlife. I’m not religious, you know. I’m not an atheist, but I’ve never had a religion.”
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“I like doing things that scare me. I went bungee jumping, but skydiving is just the sickest thing.”
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“There’s some of Romeo’s romance in me. I romanticise a lot of things in my mind.”
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“I’ve just got to maintain my passion for what I do.”
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“I hate it. I feel that when I see myself and these other cute faces, I’m just part of this meat factory.”
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“Meryl streep does thigns I would never have though possible. Her presence is outstanding.”
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“The created world really helped me as an actor. It heightened everything, which made it more dangerous, more interesting and more libersting.”
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“I’ve never been a Romeo who mets a girl and falls for her immediately. It’s been a much slower process for me each time I’ve gone into a relationship.”
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“I wan’t sure at first- I didn’t want to run around in tights, swinging swords.”
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“At first I thought I would have to put on an English accent and try a sort of affected Shakespeare thing.”
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“I am friends with Demi. Don’t believe everything you read.”
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“I prefer ordinary girls- you know, college students, waitresses, that sort of thing. Most of the girls I go out with are just good friends. Just because I go out to the cinema with a girl, it dones’t mean we’re dating.”
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“Then I saw Keanu Reeves in Much Ado About Nothing and I knew if he can do it, I can do it too.”
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“It was closer to manual labour than shooting a film. I always think of something Michael Caton- Jones told me: ‘Pain is temporary. Film is forever.’”
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“The best thing about acting is that I get to lose myself in another character and actually get paid for it. It’s a great outlet. I’m not really sure who I am- it seems I change every day.”
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“I’m probably not going to get married unless I live with somebody for 10 to 20 years. But these people took a chance and they did it. We don’t have the balls that Romeo did.”
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“It’s my first sort od commerical attempt, but it made sense for me because I’m not that kind of guy and I’m not going to continue to do that kind of movie.”
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“It gets to the point when you’re hot, you’re hot, and when you’re not, you’re not. It’s so true. I have to slow down soon.”
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“If you can do what you do best and be happy, you’re further along in life than most people.”
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“I just want to keep doing what I’m doing and hopefully people will watch my movies.”
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“With Romeo and Juliet, you’re talking about two people who meet one night, and get married the same night. I believe in love at first sight- but it hasn’t happened to me yet.”
“What I really wanted was to travel and see all the different animals that were on the verge of extinction.”
“My career should be adapt to me. Fame is like a VIP pass wherever you want to go.”
