American - Actor | March 13, 1985 -
I've realized that what you think of when you make a 'big movie,' if it's actually a green screen movie, it's like doing independent New York theater because you don't have any backgrounds or props. So it's kind of like making the lowest budgeted film you could possibly imagine, plus $100 million.
Emile Hirsch
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I was so grateful to have made 'Into the Wild' before I made 'Speed Racer' because on 'Speed Racer' I was indoors every single day, every single scene, on a green screen. Some of the time, just to pass the time, I would think back to climbing mountains in Alaska. That really helped me.
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Especially these days where everything is so polite and so proper, I think that rites of passage are good.
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If you give an actor any wiggle room to whine in situations where they want to whine, you're gonna whine.
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The willingness to keep learning is, I think, the most important thing about trying to be good at anything. You never want to stop learning.
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I had the misfortune of getting what skateboarders call hippers. It's when you fall on your hip again and again and again, just the same spot. It turns into like a blue purple bruise and it's just torture because I had to keep on doing the same move, going around in the pool again.
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I've definitely had ideas and plans that sometimes exceed my means and capabilities.
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I identify with someone wanting something to work out, but not being able to get through the rocks to the river.
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How much cooler was Oz than seeing the little dude behind the curtain?
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Artistic ambition is important. And it seems it would be a great time to do some theatre, like a new extreme.
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In Dogtown, skateboards are like bikes to the Chinese.
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There's something about the good-hearted guy fighting the system. I just love that. That's how 'Speed' is. He's a really focused guy with a heart of gold and the corporations are trying to crush him and use him for his skills to make them more money.
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