You jot down ideas, memories, whatever, concerning your real life that somehow parallels the character you're playing, and you incorporate that in your scene work.

You look at a herd of cattle and well, they all look the same... but they know. They all have an individual personality, and those personalities change from day to day. They can have their grumpy days and their happy days and their serene days. But it's unpredictable. You can't be off in outer space when you're dealing with animals.

I like a very dry wit, not the big kind of humor like Robin Williams. I don't think I'm capable of that.

You jot down ideas, memories, whatever, concerning your real life that somehow parallels the character you're playing, and you incorporate that in your scene work.

Frankly, my politics are pretty left of left

I've got research, I have my own life experience I can apply, and I have my imagination.

It's not the size of the hard drive that counts, it's how you download it.