Most of the guys like sticking to the script and doing just what's written. If they're exploring, they're exploring ways of doing the script.

What you realize is that a lot of actors want to be directed. They're there to do the best job they can for the director. They have a lot of questions, and your job is to have answers.

Magic has a spiritual element, and is considered very important and of value, and magicians have always been a little bit silly, so if you're going to portray a modern day magician, there's gotta be a little silliness.

You're just always looking for something new. That's why a lot of people bounce between TV and movies. You have the ability to try something else.

Most of the guys like sticking to the script and doing just what's written. If they're exploring, they're exploring ways of doing the script.

It's so much harder to recreate something than it is to shoot at the actual place. It's not without its problems. You've got a lot of bystanders and security issues, but it's always a lot easier and a lot more fun to shoot at the actual location.

It's an ongoing process, in the script, on the set and in the editing room, to make sure you are being true to the emotion of the film without turning it into a melodrama, and making sure you're getting all the laughs you can without it turning into just some stupid comedy.