I tend to think you're fearless when you recognize why you should be scared of things, but do them anyway.
It's about pursuing it rather than waiting to see what comes along.
It's not who I am underneath but what I do that defines me.
If everyone really knew what a jerk I am in real life, I wouldn't be so adored in the slightest.
I don't personally look to my own life experiences for answers about how to play a scene.
I have a fear of being boring.
I become a bit of a blank page in public. And that's precisely why I like acting.
I only sound intelligent when there's a good script writer around.
An actor should never be larger than the film he's in.
I start from scratch with each movie; I wipe the slate and I certainly don't rely on some bag of acting tricks I've amassed over the years.
You're creating a different world and the actor's job is to be able to convince the audience to enter into that world, whether it be actually something that you recognize from your own life or not.
Obviously there are times with acting when exactly what is required is just going through the motions, and when doing nothing is the best thing. But at other times, you have to make that leap beyond the immediate environment of people putting up lights on the set.
I never applied to any acting schools. I don't know if that's just bad reporting, or - sometimes I just make stuff up.
