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I consider myself a modern-day dad, where I still got rock’n’roll in me, but yet I take being a parent and relationships very seriously in life. I’m tired of the image of the father as a fat, beer-chugging, stupid guy. That image has to change. I’m changing it, baby, one city at a time Picture Quote #1

You tell your guy friends you got engaged, it’s like hearing someone died. ‘What happened man? Wow. He was so young, man. What happened? He had his whole life ahead of him. Wow, I just saw him yesterday Picture Quote #1

And as a first time director I needed to work with someone that I felt comfortable with, and that I could get along with. It was a perfect match [with Sam Rockwell]; I am so thrilled I got to work with him. He is a really nice and incredible guy Picture Quote #1

As for [Amiri] Baraka, he and I have disagreements. I mean, he becomes a demagogue when there’s an audience. He’s a nice guy in private. I mean I like the guy; he’s a terrific writer. I’ve published two of his books. Baraka is one of these fundamentalists who is prone to idol worship Picture Quote #1

The early years when I was starting, blues player, you wasn’t always welcome in a lot of the other places. People usually have preconceived ideas about blues music. They always feel that it’s depressing and that it’s just something that a guy sit out on a stool, grab a guitar, and just start singing or mumbling or whatever Picture Quote #1

I’ve always been a lover of hoodies. I’m a guy that travels a lot. I’m a guy that spends a lot of time on a cold air-conditioned tour bus. I’m a guy that likes to watch movies in peace. I’m a guy that likes to travel in the airport in peace Picture Quote #1

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I see a funny guy who’s imperfect, but has a great heart and no vanity when it comes to what he’ll do to get a laugh. I see a guy who loves his art and loves his family, and who is willing to live and die for both Picture Quote #1

I met this wonderful guy who owned an old pub near the Eiffel Tower called Malone’s (he’s French but it’s an Irish name). He had a cellar with a piano and told me I could use it whenever I wanted to. I played lots of gigs down there. When I came back I played a show at the Knitting Factory Picture Quote #1

You gotta try something people ain’t seen before, and you gotta go to the gym and work on your dunks. In a slam dunk competition, don’t show up with three dunks. You got to have eight or nine dunks because if you get into the finals and two guys may do the same dunk or one guy does the dunk better than the other Picture Quote #1

Michael Jordan on the court is a completely different guy. If the play requires him to leap out all the way and grab the ball, that’s what he’ll do. He may be a completely shy, withdrawn sort of person [off the court] Picture Quote #1

[The Land] is a film that just happens to be directed and written by a Puerto Rican guy with a black dad. It seemed like a very natural, human interaction between people who all just came from one common cesspool of bad luck Picture Quote #1

Tony Gonzalez is one of the best ever and changed the way tight ends have transitioned themselves from college to the NFL. He can do a little bit of everything. He’s a guy who you want to model yourself after Picture Quote #1

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I was always drawn toward the Actor’s Studio. I studied at the Lee Strasberg Institute when I first came to New York. One of my favorite teachers was one of Al [Pachino]’s teachers, a guy named Charlie Laughton, who was just a wonderful, wonderful man Picture Quote #1

Look, again, I’m competing against professional politicians, senators, top of the line. I know Ben Carson is still in, and he’s a terrific guy and a talented guy. And so I’m competing against a lot of very good people Picture Quote #1

So I was first exposed to this guy Tim McCarthy, and he’s talking about Zen, but deeper than that he was a genuine person. I thought maybe he’s someone I can trust and follow this thing he’s talking about all the time Picture Quote #1

I always think about what’s the difference between being tenacious and having an inability to learn from failures. The difference between the homeless guy who wanted to be a great painter and the guy who is a great painter could be anything Picture Quote #1

I’d always thought that, in all the great sci-fi constructs, there’s always the guy who seems like he’s the commander, but then you reveal that there’s an even bigger puppet master up above and beyond him Picture Quote #1

Abraham Lincoln is the guy who could never be elected today, but whom we desperately wish we could elect Picture Quote #1

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Even when I do roles that are really profoundly abusive, like, I would say, in ‘Deadwood’ - there’s a guy who’s a breeding ground for ignorance and hurtful behavior - the fact that people are so taken aback by that is a good thing because they’re looking at themselves, and there’s a part of me in there, too Picture Quote #1

I think I learned a lot on Beaches. A guy I worked with Dante Spinotti is a wonderful cinematographer and it was his first picture and he went on to be nominated for an Academy Award for LA Confidential which was great Picture Quote #1

My type is really young, short, athletic, and smart. I know, you want to be with someone who’s going to be your friend - yeah, yeah, yeah. I want the Adonis line, the two down the hips to the waist. And a guy has to be able to accept criticism about his clothing. I can be very particular about what I like and don’t like Picture Quote #1

I have this idyllic love life, but my mind just won’t accept that. I would like to bring a new guy home every night. I try to make humor out of that situation Picture Quote #1

I’m an intensely competitive guy who is driven by the idea that accepting mediocrity or accepting defeat is not the way you succeed in life Picture Quote #1

Grew up in a small town where there was only one crazy guy. He didn’t even go insane doing anything good, like going to ‘Nam or having an extended acid trip. Turns out - legend has it - he just had some bad cheese Picture Quote #1

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People think of songwriting as a very personal thing: A guy gets up there with an acoustic guitar and he sings his heart out, bares his soul Picture Quote #1

There was a lot of dancing in 76, 78, in the 80s. A lot of dancing. The burn years. A lot of dancing. And for a while, working fit in with all that. ‘Moonlighting’ - that wasn’t acting. It was people telling me ‘Let’s create a character who is you, so you can play him the way you are. The guy you are at night.’ It was fun Picture Quote #1

I love reading Warren Buffett’s letters, and I love contrasting his words with his actions. He’s a very wise guy Picture Quote #1

New York was at the forefront of rap, so because of all the great people who have gone before me, being a rapper from Queens, I have to live up to those standards. I’m basically just a regular guy who says what he feels and likes to joke. I like long walks on the beach... and I love rap Picture Quote #1

If an actor is going to be an action hero, do it in a Robert Rodriguez movie, because that guy is going to make you look like a million bucks Picture Quote #1

I am a man of action, like a statue of a guy running. In business, when a salesman and a customer race each other, both win Picture Quote #1

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I consider myself a modern-day dad, where I still got rock’n’roll in me, but yet I take being a parent and relationships very seriously in life. I’m tired of the image of the father as a fat, beer-chugging, stupid guy. That image has to change. I’m changing it, baby, one city at a time (Guy Quotes) You tell your guy friends you got engaged, it’s like hearing someone died. ‘What happened man? Wow. He was so young, man. What happened? He had his whole life ahead of him. Wow, I just saw him yesterday (Guy Quotes) And as a first time director I needed to work with someone that I felt comfortable with, and that I could get along with. It was a perfect match [with Sam Rockwell]; I am so thrilled I got to work with him. He is a really nice and incredible guy (Guy Quotes) As for [Amiri] Baraka, he and I have disagreements. I mean, he becomes a demagogue when there’s an audience. He’s a nice guy in private. I mean I like the guy; he’s a terrific writer. I’ve published two of his books. Baraka is one of these fundamentalists who is prone to idol worship (Guy Quotes) The early years when I was starting, blues player, you wasn’t always welcome in a lot of the other places. People usually have preconceived ideas about blues music. They always feel that it’s depressing and that it’s just something that a guy sit out on a stool, grab a guitar, and just start singing or mumbling or whatever (Guy Quotes) I’ve always been a lover of hoodies. I’m a guy that travels a lot. I’m a guy that spends a lot of time on a cold air-conditioned tour bus. I’m a guy that likes to watch movies in peace. I’m a guy that likes to travel in the airport in peace (Guy Quotes) I see a funny guy who’s imperfect, but has a great heart and no vanity when it comes to what he’ll do to get a laugh. I see a guy who loves his art and loves his family, and who is willing to live and die for both (Guy Quotes) I met this wonderful guy who owned an old pub near the Eiffel Tower called Malone’s (he’s French but it’s an Irish name). He had a cellar with a piano and told me I could use it whenever I wanted to. I played lots of gigs down there. When I came back I played a show at the Knitting Factory (Guy Quotes) You gotta try something people ain’t seen before, and you gotta go to the gym and work on your dunks. In a slam dunk competition, don’t show up with three dunks. You got to have eight or nine dunks because if you get into the finals and two guys may do the same dunk or one guy does the dunk better than the other (Guy Quotes) Michael Jordan on the court is a completely different guy. If the play requires him to leap out all the way and grab the ball, that’s what he’ll do. He may be a completely shy, withdrawn sort of person [off the court] (Guy Quotes) [The Land] is a film that just happens to be directed and written by a Puerto Rican guy with a black dad. It seemed like a very natural, human interaction between people who all just came from one common cesspool of bad luck (Guy Quotes) Tony Gonzalez is one of the best ever and changed the way tight ends have transitioned themselves from college to the NFL. He can do a little bit of everything. He’s a guy who you want to model yourself after (Guy Quotes) I was always drawn toward the Actor’s Studio. I studied at the Lee Strasberg Institute when I first came to New York. One of my favorite teachers was one of Al [Pachino]’s teachers, a guy named Charlie Laughton, who was just a wonderful, wonderful man (Guy Quotes) Look, again, I’m competing against professional politicians, senators, top of the line. I know Ben Carson is still in, and he’s a terrific guy and a talented guy. And so I’m competing against a lot of very good people (Guy Quotes) So I was first exposed to this guy Tim McCarthy, and he’s talking about Zen, but deeper than that he was a genuine person. I thought maybe he’s someone I can trust and follow this thing he’s talking about all the time (Guy Quotes) I always think about what’s the difference between being tenacious and having an inability to learn from failures. The difference between the homeless guy who wanted to be a great painter and the guy who is a great painter could be anything (Guy Quotes) I’d always thought that, in all the great sci-fi constructs, there’s always the guy who seems like he’s the commander, but then you reveal that there’s an even bigger puppet master up above and beyond him (Guy Quotes) Abraham Lincoln is the guy who could never be elected today, but whom we desperately wish we could elect (Guy Quotes) Even when I do roles that are really profoundly abusive, like, I would say, in ‘Deadwood’ - there’s a guy who’s a breeding ground for ignorance and hurtful behavior - the fact that people are so taken aback by that is a good thing because they’re looking at themselves, and there’s a part of me in there, too (Guy Quotes) I think I learned a lot on Beaches. A guy I worked with Dante Spinotti is a wonderful cinematographer and it was his first picture and he went on to be nominated for an Academy Award for LA Confidential which was great (Guy Quotes) My type is really young, short, athletic, and smart. I know, you want to be with someone who’s going to be your friend - yeah, yeah, yeah. I want the Adonis line, the two down the hips to the waist. And a guy has to be able to accept criticism about his clothing. I can be very particular about what I like and don’t like (Guy Quotes) I have this idyllic love life, but my mind just won’t accept that. I would like to bring a new guy home every night. I try to make humor out of that situation (Guy Quotes) I’m an intensely competitive guy who is driven by the idea that accepting mediocrity or accepting defeat is not the way you succeed in life (Guy Quotes) Grew up in a small town where there was only one crazy guy. He didn’t even go insane doing anything good, like going to ‘Nam or having an extended acid trip. Turns out - legend has it - he just had some bad cheese (Guy Quotes) People think of songwriting as a very personal thing: A guy gets up there with an acoustic guitar and he sings his heart out, bares his soul (Guy Quotes) There was a lot of dancing in 76, 78, in the 80s. A lot of dancing. The burn years. A lot of dancing. And for a while, working fit in with all that. ‘Moonlighting’ - that wasn’t acting. It was people telling me ‘Let’s create a character who is you, so you can play him the way you are. The guy you are at night.’ It was fun (Guy Quotes) I love reading Warren Buffett’s letters, and I love contrasting his words with his actions. He’s a very wise guy (Guy Quotes) New York was at the forefront of rap, so because of all the great people who have gone before me, being a rapper from Queens, I have to live up to those standards. I’m basically just a regular guy who says what he feels and likes to joke. I like long walks on the beach... and I love rap (Guy Quotes) If an actor is going to be an action hero, do it in a Robert Rodriguez movie, because that guy is going to make you look like a million bucks (Guy Quotes) I am a man of action, like a statue of a guy running. In business, when a salesman and a customer race each other, both win (Guy Quotes)

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