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Great directors turn in mediocre work and first-time directors turn in exceptional work. No matter how good a person can talk about what he wants, you never know.
Thomas Jane
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Thomas Jane
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: February 22
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I'm interested in people that don't always do the right thing, its much more akin to what I know about life.
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I'm of the mind that life is a risk. Every time you leave your house it's a risk, and I see no reason to go through life with my hands tied behind my back for any reason. I'd be foolish to let something stop me from doing what I love to do.
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I think all good drama is funny. All the best drama is ultimately very funny. Life is funny. You can't have any honest treatise on life without bumping into some humor.
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I'm interested in the impact my movies have on people and how it affects them, and what they like and what they don't like - and what they take away from it. What leaves an impression, you know?
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I'm a really huge fan of the old romantic comedies from the '30s and '40s... Huge fan. I love all that stuff.
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Harrison Ford - one of my favorite actors - has a wonderful sense of character and depth and uniqueness to him, yet he's able to just deliver the lines without putting any English on it.
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I can't stand to see myself act. It just makes me cringe.
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I spent a lot of years just learning my craft and falling down in front of the camera.
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If I stay alert, then I can challenge myself, and by challenging myself, that helps me to stay alive and to hopefully take something away from the experience.
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