I remember pretending to be the characters in the movies when I was a little kid.
I remember calling and asking, because I had a few lines that were like, "How could the character have done this?" and I hadn't read the part of the script that said what she [ Cate Blanchett] did, so they put me on the phone with Woody... Allen. I don't know if I could really say "Woody."
Each film and each character is a completely new set of challenges. It doesn't feel like you can rest on something you may have done well in the past.
Acting-wise, I've had all these experiences. Yet when I look at certain people whose careers I admire, they've gotten to play so many different characters. So it's just that - getting to have more of these singular little adventures where you get to be a part of a completely different world.
Warren [Beatty] did a very cool thing, where he directs in character.
When you work for the Coens, they are so fun and so organized. They treat everyone with such respect. And the character I got to play was so fun.
