It’s not a lie. It’s a gift for fiction.
You know, young actors say all the time, 'Should I use my own life experience?' And my response is, 'What choice do you have?'
We respond to a drama to that extent to which it corresponds to our dream life.
The great movie can be as free of being a record of the progress of the protagonist as is a dream.
Get into the scene late; get out of the scene early.
There's no such thing as talent; you just have to work hard enough.