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I'm always improving and I want to get better and never hit a plateau. I find it an amazing adventure. ”
When I won the Oscar, I made a point of actively going against that and doing adventure films like 'Con Air' and 'Gone in 60 Seconds,' not what would be expected. ”
The fact that 'Astro Boy' appealed to me as a boy in America was proof that the story and character transcend cultural stereotypes. ”
I genuinely believe that being on death row for 22 years ultimately saved my life. It was the greatest adventure of my life, and I survived it. ”
Women are just more oriented toward feelings - and I don't mean that in a negative way. But with a male actor and a male director, the emotional exploration can only go so far. With a female director, you can end up exploring so many more depths. ”
It's like Forrest Gump said, 'Life is like a box of chocolates.' Your career is like a box of chocolates - you never know what you're going to get. But everything you get is going to teach you something along the way and make you the person you are today. That's the exciting part - it's an adventure in itself. ”
The director is a bit analogous to the conductor of a symphony orchestra. It's a collaborative adventure. ”
We're all born storytellers. It's part of the species. But, more specifically, I suppose a particular combination of sensitivity and trauma made me a writer: an essential disquiet with reality, which required exploration through portrayal. ”
I was raised by television. It was my first cultural window. It was a constant companion. ”
I grew up in a bus, traveled with various circuses and freak shows. I was a trapeze artist, and that was my dream. We just traveled the whole world, me and my mom and my little brothers and sisters. It was an adventure. ”