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I've had a life where things have worked out for me beyond my wildest dreams, and my brother's had just the opposite.

It's easy to get jaded. It's easy to get lazy. It's easy to get too self-centric, like, 'Why me? What about my needs?' It has nothing to do with that. But you see, you are the thing you are selling whether you are a director or an actor in this business. It's very tough. The town doesn't realize that its greatest resource is its people.

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I've had a career that is kind of under the radar, but it sure is varied, and I've been so blessed to be able to get paid to do something I love to do.

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It's always good to have no expectations when you see a film. Then you can be pleasantly disappointed or surprised.

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I didn't have a normal background - I was completely demented from a very early age!

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I've always loved movies about con men. I think con men are as American as apple pie.

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I hate tests. It's a really lousy way to judge a person's ability.

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You don't really get to pick and chose what you would like to be doing. But I've been very fortunate, and I think water seeks its own level. You do gravitate towards things that you would get off on.

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There's something about being at the tournaments that you don't really get on TV, although golf is a great sport to watch on television.

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Growing up in Texas and Oklahoma, Ben Johnson was more famous than John Wayne to some of us. I knew him. I worked with him on a low budget film years ago, and we'd sit around at night while waiting for a shot.

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