It's like they talk about how American actors have the method and English actors just kind of switch views faster. And John [Hurt] is telling me the story as he's sitting in that witness chair, and they're putting the final touches of makeup on. And he goes, "Hold on a second," to stop his story so he can do the take. And he does this incredible take. They go, "Cut." And then immediately John goes, "Anyways, so Alec, he's playing the chess." And I'm just going, "Holy crap." You get whiplash from those kinds of quick turns!
Judd NelsonIn a good script, it's really like a treasure map. You just focus on that, all the answers are pretty much in it.
Judd NelsonYou have to be so confident and so gifted to fill five minutes of nothing at the very beginning of a play before even a word is uttered.
Judd NelsonMy closest friend is canine. I have precious few close friends, and most of them are not actors
Judd NelsonI think that there's room for everyone. I don't think that if one person succeeds then another must fail. That's lunacy. I'm not sure what the reasons are for my philosophy, maybe it's the fact that if there are ten people doing the same job, we all know how we feel and what our high points and low points are.
Judd Nelson