We [ with Emilio Estevez] asked if we could take some things [ in Breakfast Club] that weren't in the shooting draft, but from earlier drafts, "Can we maybe use this?" And Hughes was very amenable to all that. And there was some stuff that I liked, and I said, "How about this?" And he went, "Well, we'll check with Molly [Ringwald]. Those scenes are with her. And if she likes it, fine." So it was just wonderful. It was great.

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Remember to be as smart as you are.

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smart remember

It's very easy to confuse Sean Connery with James Bond. Sometimes in the entertainment industry, people believe the cake is more real than the baker.

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cake real believe

Just because you’ve only been alive for fifteen years doesn’t mean you’re less anything except old. That’s all it means. It doesn’t mean you’re less experienced. It doesn’t mean you’re less intelligent. It doesn’t mean you’re less sensitive. It doesn’t mean you take things less seriously. It’s like, these are younger human beings, meaning don’t, because they’re only ten, start thinking that they don’t know what you’re talking about -because they do. Don’t leave people out in the cold, and don’t talk down to people -don’t. It never works out.

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intelligent mean thinking

Screws fall out all the time, the world is an imperfect place.

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When I was in college, all the pretty women were in the theatre, so I auditioned for a play.

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pretty-woman college play

I like being a villain. Villains are more exciting.

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villain exciting

I got offered to do Ben 10. Sue Blu was the [voice] director of that, and I had worked with her - I think she was on Transformers as well. And she was so great.

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voice directors thinking

With failure, you just try again.

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try-again trying

It's great to work with people that you like, any job, no matter what you do.

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matter jobs people

I always thought that the badge a cop has was more like the shield that Captain America has. It's an obvious sign of good and something you'll protect other people with, but it will also protect you.

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shields america people

I was just in a few episodes the first season [ of Empire]. They didn't kill me, but I haven't been back in season two or three. I don't know if they have plans for me or not. But I enjoyed working on it. And I think it's a really talented group of actors and, boy, very enterprising to try and shoot those every week, you know, with musical numbers and all that stuff.

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boys two thinking

The movie that's had the most effect on me is Jaws. To this day when I'm in the ocean, I'm hearing that music.

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effects hearing ocean

Sweets, you couldn't ignore me if you tried.

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ignore-me ifs sweet

I don't know if it matters what country you're from, size of the city you're from, urban or rural, there are people that are hurting each other everywhere.

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cities hurt country

[John Hurt] just really gifted, and I had a great time working with him and [am] very lucky to have worked with him.

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had-a-great-time lucky hurt

I took all the philosophy courses I could.

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courses philosophy

Alien's a great one. That's a scary movie.

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great-ones scary aliens

I like every single actor or actress in the world, because we never know what the conditions are like when they are working. I give everyone the benefit of the doubt and root for them like a psychotic sports fan

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roots sports giving

It's like they talk about how American actors have the method and English actors just kind of switch views faster. And John [Hurt] is telling me the story as he's sitting in that witness chair, and they're putting the final touches of makeup on. And he goes, "Hold on a second," to stop his story so he can do the take. And he does this incredible take. They go, "Cut." And then immediately John goes, "Anyways, so Alec, he's playing the chess." And I'm just going, "Holy crap." You get whiplash from those kinds of quick turns!

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makeup cutting hurt

Almost anything makes me laugh, especially jokes at my own expense. And I will never, ever admit to being ticklish anywhere.

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ticklish make-me-laugh laughing