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Rich kids gave us their old clothes. They were the best clothes we ever had. We were these very pure, naive, poor children. The rich kids called us a lot of names but it never bothered us because we didn't know what the words meant.
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Commercials were too phony for me. I just didn't like selling products I didn't believe in.
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We are taught to consume. And that's what we do. But if we realized that there really is no reason to consume, that it's just a mind set, that it's just an addiction, then we wouldn't be out there stepping on people's hands climbing the corporate ladder of success.
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Music is a hobby, because I'm not making any money out of it, but I put just as much conviction into that as I do into my acting.
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I did my best work in The Mosquito Coast. I know it wasn't such a big hit, but for me it was more meaningful than anything else I'd ever done.
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I'd like to play every type of character, but only once. I like to expierence things.
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We were constantly moving to different countries and adjusting to new things. It was such a free feeling. I'm glad I didn't have a traditional upbringing.
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It's a great feeling to think that I can be a friend to so many people through my movies.
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I don't want to die in a car accident. When I die it'll be a glorious day. It'll probably be a waterfall.
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When I was in first grade, everyone made fun of my name, of course. I think it's kind of a big name to hold up when you're nine years old. It seemed goofy. I used to tell people I wanted to change the world and they used to think, 'This kid's really weird'.
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I would never, never do anything unless I believed in it.
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It still strikes me as strange that anyone could have any moral objection to someone else's sexuality. It's like telling someone else how to clean their house.
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