Lyle Quotes

I don`t know about Brad Pitt, leaving that beautiful wife to go hold orphans for Angelina (Angelina Jolie). I mean, how long is that going to last? I mean, don`t ask me what happened with Renée Zellweger. I don`t know how you get married for four months. And Julia (Julia Roberts) with Lyle (Lyle Lovett).

(of his character Lyle in The Italian Job (2003):) "There`s no greater way to gain an audience`s sympathy than by being unfortunate. My main goal was to not make him this mono-dimensional computer guy. There had to be a reason this guy could hang with this tough crew. I didn`t want him to be dorky, but a little unfortunate and a little embittered, the kind of guy who has this massive motorcycle he can`t even ride."

(on his character Lyle in The Italian Job (2003) (who speaks a lot of technical jargon:) "I don`t believe in e-mail. I rarely use a cell phone and I don`t have a fax. But part of the reason I got this job is that I`m good at making complicated technical terms sound normal. It sounds obnoxious, but I compare it to doing Shakespeare. You just figure out the emotional content of the line and go with that. It doesn`t matter what you`re saying if you come from an honest place. Though most people don`t know half the words, you don`t have to dumb down. I hate when they show a policeman saying "I`ve got a 3-U at Baker Street ... breaking and entering." No one talks like that."