Theater is like going to the gym for actors.
As an actor, you're only one little piece of the puzzle; you're fulfilling someone else's vision. If you're involved earlier on, you're kind of creating your own.
Yoga has stopped me from destroying my joints after running. It slows me down.
I never think of myself as an actor who takes work home with them.
I am forever a romantic. I try to bring that into my work. I try not to be fooled by romance. Or work.
Make yourself useful, not just on a day to day basis, but as a lifetime thing.