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There's Always An Intellectual Side To The Films Ang Lee's Doing And To The Characters, And There's Such A Deep Knowledge When You've Worked With The Actors That He's Worked With, On Stage In Particular, But Also In Film.

I Understand The Opposite Side Of The Camera. I Have A Profound Respect For That. I Have Worked With People Who, When You Hit That Mark, Are Doing 50 Percent Of Your Work For You. So, You Know, It's A Balance. When You Walk Into A Mark And You're Lit A Certain Way Or Something's Happening So Often You Don't Know What's Behind You... And That's What's So Strange About Being A Movie Actor.

I Like The Idea Of The Adventurer's Spirit. I Think That Is Very Much What A Man Searches For, In A Certain Way.

Being A Star Doesn't Last. That's Not What Life Should Be About. It's A Complete Illusion That Really Has Nothing To Do With You. For Me, Finding Out About Life Is The Most Important Thing.

Working With Jim Sheridan For Instance, We Did This Movie Brothers. Jim Will Ask Anybody - We'll Get A Delivery On Set, And Like The Poor Delivery Guy Will Be Like, "here's Your Pizza," And He'll Be Like, "come Over Here. Come Here. I Want To Ask You A Question. Do You Think This Is Real? What Do You Think? Should We Do Another Take?" And They're Like, "i, Uh, You Want Your Pizza?" There's No Shame In Everybody's Ideas. There's No Shame In Somebody Not Knowing.