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- You can't really divorce yourself and your life from the world you live in.
- I was born in New York but as a baby moved to Venezuela and Argentina. I've also lived in Denmark, where my father's from. I've…
- I look at my job as looking at the world from points of view that are different from mine - sometimes radically different from mine.
- When I was 11, I moved to the United States with my two brothers and my mom. We moved to northern New York, up near…
- Because of the internet, satellite TV, and the digital world, you can stay in touch, you can learn about other people from a young age.
- I think it's my job to like any character I play - to understand and appreciate a character, to look at the world as much…
- One of the best pieces of advice I ever got was from a horse master. He told me to go slow to go fast. I…
- I don't think Adam Sandler or Will Ferrell fear competition from me in their arena.
- Anyone can identify with those moments in life where circumstances or people inform us that we've strayed from the path of our better nature and…
- If there's one thing I've learned from traveling, it's that it is definitely more important how you are than where you are. You can say,…
- In principle, I think the idea of rewarding a good effort is interesting, but movies are generally different from each other as are performances and…
- Sometimes a scene works and acting is the easiest thing in the world and you don't have to do much of anything - just enjoy…
- When I heard Puerto Ricans in New York City, it sounded very strange. And the first time I heard someone from Spain, I thought they…
- The money I earn from films means I can help the people I want to help - you can do a lot of good if…
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