I don't know what to say about it except Tom Hanks is a great person, a serious person; he's dissatisfied in a very likeable way, in a very discreet way, and Steven Spielberg is similar in his discretion and drive. But Spielberg is calm. He's this driven filmmaker and visionary. He really is.

Tom Sizemore

Categorized in : Great Drive Serious Calm

I used to blame my problems on other people. But my moment of clarity, if you want to call it that, came when I was looking in the mirror one day and just burst into tears. It wasn't just that I looked bad, it was that I knew my problem was me.

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tears mirrors people

Why am I the way I am? Well, I used to be different.

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used different way

I didn't come to Hollywood to drink or get high, and I don't want to be considered a cool actor - I want to be a great actor.

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getting-high hollywood actors

I'm a very fortunate actor. I'm blessed to be the position I'm in right now. Hell, I'm blessed to be in any position, you know? There are so many guys who had good lives, great lives, and blew it...I think there are some guys who think they don't deserve to have good lives. They feel they don't deserve their good fortune, so they throw it away. One of my good friends was Chris Farley. Chris blew it. He blew the whole enchilada.

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good-life good-friend blessed

Whatever it is, if you draw, you paint, you're a carpenter, you play football, the more you do it, you're a journalist, the more stories you write, the more people you interview and navigate your way through these different personalities to get your story, the better you're going to get at it. Acting's no different.

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play writing football

I weighed 190 when I got to boot camp, I came out at 178. I ate only the beans and tomato sauce.

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tomatoes sauce boots

If someone messes with me, I'm going to mess with them.

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mess-with-me mess ifs

I know that 20 years from now if anyone asks me one question, it will be, 'What was it like to be in Saving Private Ryan?

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saving-private-ryan ask-me years

Acting is never done. We're trying to keep it real and make sure that you're entertained and it seems unrehearsed.

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acting real trying

Actors have to make you believe that it's happening for the first time and all that jazz and make it human and at the same time entertain you.

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actors believe firsts

I think being a movie star is about whether an audience can watch you and care about you.

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stars watches thinking

Temptation is impossible for me to resist Come on. This is Hollywood. It's in the job description.

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hollywood temptation jobs

It's just acting. I take acting seriously but up to a point.

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acting

I'm afraid of the dark. I'm not kidding.

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dark

I'm not really rebellious. People think I am, but I'm not.

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rebellious people thinking

I'm trying to reestablish my career and do great work and give my kids the life they deserve.

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careers giving kids

Being alone is scarier than any boogey man and the reason why I don't choose to see Horror movies as a rule.

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movie actors men

I'm a very fortunate actor. I'm blessed to be the position I'm in right now.

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position actors blessed

I'm a big baby. I'm not tough at all.

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tough bigs baby

You must have to want it so badly, if there is any way you can live without it, get out of it. Being an unsuccessful actor is like having a skin disease. Make sure your passion is not misplaced.

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