Vincent D'Onofrio Quotes
When I did 'The Cell' - no matter what you think of that movie, because I have my opinions of it too - it was, you know, I still have nightmares from the research that I did. Not from playing the part, just from the research.
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Elvis was a big influence to my music, but Loretta Lynn was, as well.
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Passion is the evil in adultery. If a man has no opportunity of living with another man's wife, but if it is obvious for some reason that he would like to do so, and would do so if he could, he is no less guilty than if he was caught in the act.
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You must pay for your sins. If you have already paid, please ignore this notice.
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My parents met because my father was an actor friend of one of my mom's brothers, but my mother has never set foot on the stage - she's quite shy. So it's a strange thing because people say, 'Oh, coming from acting parents,' when the idea of acting would literally make my mother just want to throw up.
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Psychoanalysis is out, under a therapeutic disguise, to do away entirely with the moral faculty in man.
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I believe that misconceptions about oneself that one does not correct where possible act as a bad magic.
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I've always said that I don't believe in Santa Claus, but I could make a great movie about him if I set my mind to it.
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I think the most un-American thing you can say is, 'You can't say that.'
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Music makes your soul feel amazing while you're performing it.
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When I did 'The Cell' - no matter what you think of that movie, because I have my opinions of it too - it was, you know, I still have nightmares from the research that I did. Not from playing the part, just from the research.
