You don't throw away a whole life just because it's banged up a little.

Well, all I can say is thank goodness I had 15 years of theater before ever I did film roles. You build technique that you can rely on

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

As a rule it usually takes three or four readings for me to be interested in a script, and if I'm interested I'll read it three or four times before I make a strong decision

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

When I feel like I'm doing my best work, there is a bit of a freedom, a bit of flight that you're not so much losing yourself but you're sort of in the zone.

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.