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"You're
going to get the full experience
of what love is." - On the
film Vanilla Sky |
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"Seriously,
I would go in a second. I'd be the
first actor in space and I'd love
to do it." |
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"I
love well-prepared lobster, pasta,
and flounder... and strawberries."
- (Cosmopolitan) |
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"Definitely.
I don't have anything like I'm never
going to get married again, I'm
very much a romantic and an optimist."
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"When
you become successful in any type
of life, there are people who are
not contributing to the motion."
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"I've
always wanted to have that opportunity.
Even when you look back, people
thought I was crazy when I did BORN
ON THE FOURTH OF JULY, or RAIN MAIN
also. With those movies back to
back, some people were saying give
us another TOP GUN" |
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"I've
learned a lot about myself. I've
learned that change isn't always
a bad thing, that sometimes you
have to confront things for everyone.
And that you can get through things
and still love that person and care
about people even if you have disagreements.
I feel that way about Nic."
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always look for a challenge and something
that's different. " |
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"I
don't pretend to be the character...
I AM the character." |
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"Steven's
been my friend for many years and
to have this chance to work with
him, I can just say it was the greatest
experience I ever had. It was extraordinary
for me. It's something that I would
like to do again." - about
his collaboration with Spielberg
in Minority Report" |
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"I
remember someone saying to Isabella
[his daughter] 'Do you know who
your father is?' And she just looked
at me. She says, 'He's just my dad." |
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"It
was such a great experience working
with him. I wish I had four movies
under my belt with him at this stage."
- About his collaboration with Spielberg
in film Minority Report |
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"I'm
going to work my ass off and do
whatever it takes, blood, sweat,
and tears..." - Vanity Fair
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"What
I had with Nic, we had some extraordinary
moments together and times that
I will cherish and I'll never forget.
We're people too and things happen.
But when that time comes again that
I'm going to get married, I'll do
that. " |
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"When
you have to cope with a lot of problems,
you're either going to sink or you're
going to swim. " |
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"It's
great fun to chat to people's friends
and family members on the phone.
I just say `hello, how are you',
but most of the time they don't
believe it's me. So sometimes they
hang up on me. " |
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"One
of the things that we believe in
is peace, freedom. 'I'm just proud
to be here, and very proud to be
a Scientologist here and to be part
of this." - About hosting The
Nobel Peace Prize Concert |
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"I
actually thought about doing TOP
GUN 2 but couldn't figure it out.
We sat down, couldn't figure it
out and thought, why do it? Believe
it or not, I make a lot of money,
but I don't do it for that reason.
I just look for really good material,
something that I really want to
do" |
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"I
don`t drink but I had a beer that
night and they only did one set
up like that. I`m a cheap date.
What can I say?" -- to Jay
Leno regarding his topless Vanity
Fair cover shoot. |
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"We
knew from the beginning the level
of commitment needed. We felt honored
to work with Stanley Kubrick. We
were going to do what it took to
do this picture, whatever time,
because I felt - and Nic [Nicole
Kidman] did, too - that this was
going to be a really special time
for us. We knew it would be difficult.
But I would have absolutely kicked
myself if I hadn`t done this."
- Talking about "Eyes Wide
Shut". |
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"I
have cooked turkeys in my day but
when Mom`s around I let her do it." |
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"Awards
are wonderful. I`ve been nominated
many times and I`ve won many awards.
But my journey is not towards that.
If it happens it will be a blast.
If it doesn`t, it`s still been a
blast." |
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"I
believe in life. I know that life
comes in at your heart and it doesn`t
matter if you`re an actor, a filmmaker
or a gentleman on the street, it
comes at you. What Scientology gives
me is the tools to deal with that,
to better enjoy my life and to be
able to contribute more." |
