One of the things that I learned in television, and one of the beauties of television, is that, if you have a strong writing staff, they rely on you just as much as you rely on them. They look to me or the other actors to help inspire them to take the character in interesting directions.
Doing a film, or being sent scripts to look at a certain character, it's very odd for me. I tend to take it very personally.
I questioned everything. I didn't see a character developed in Platoon at all. The character in Blue Velvet was much more fascinating to me
Actors have an unusual perspective on clothing. You've really got to know the impact of what you're wearing on the character you're playing
