American - Actor | August 13, 1962 -
When I was growing up, the top movies dealt with grown-up, complex emotions.
John Slattery
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My wife tells me I need to learn to be more patient with my son.
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I think the moments that are difficult for anybody are when you see what your life could be, if only you had the courage to take the steps needed.
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And I don't want to jump out of an airplane - I've done that.
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For some reason surfing... I'm not scared of the ocean so the risk doesn't seem as great to me.
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I've done a lot of pilots. A lot of shows. You're young and you do a job just because you know someone gave you a job.
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I've dyed my hair a million times and it looks terrible, always. It just looks fake. And it doesn't make me look that much younger.
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I guess, you make a big studio film, you spend a lot of money on it and you hope people go see it. It's really risky.
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You put a movie star or a bunch of movie stars in a movie, it doesn't mean people are gonna go see it. It's been proven time and time again.
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You learn pretty quickly: if you fall in love with your edit, you're bound to be heartbroken because it will all be re-cut.
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On 'Mad Men,' I have a bit of an advantage because I know who gets better as they repeat a scene and who's best at the beginning.
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When I was coming up, everybody wanted to be Tom Hanks. There was always Robert De Niro and Al Pacino - they were the heavily dramatic stuff. I always had a foot in both camps. The hardest thing was to resist the advice to be like someone else. It took me a while to figure that out.
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