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As an actor, a role can be a great excuse not to be in shape. I mean, you wouldn't want to see the Dude with a six-pack, so you eat that Haagen-Dazs. My weight goes up and down.

I do think that good actors can do any part. It doesn't mean that they are the best ones to do it.

Actors tell stories and we play different characters, and not all of them are healthy.

Roles make the actor.

There are dedicated actors and there are people now who only stay famous for putting on weight, losing it, then putting it on again.

There's nothing better than an actor who is really, really hungry to show everything they've got.

I don't consider myself a good actor.

Playing a plainer role means everything is dependent on the credentials of the actor, not the fact that they are as pretty as Julia Roberts. People start to look at their talent rather than their appearance. And playing the ugly part often means less time in the make-up chair, which is a great benefit on set.

As an actor, you may do things that aren't politically correct. Unless you're an actor who only does things for political reasons. I believe if we don't do the good, bad, and the ugly, we're not going to progress.

If you want to have more options as an actor, you just need to watch your weight, and I've ignored that fact for several years quite happily. Now the chicks have come home to roost.