Im not revolted by Washington.
The audience, the place youre in, has everything to do with how your performance goes.
Its extremely dangerous to compare anyone else to Shakespeare.
Pushing the boundaries of what is expected of you is important to me.
You've got to trust the ground you're standing on and the work you've done in telling your story. The goal should be to bring those thousands of people - viewers - together and make them one. When you feel that happening, it's usually in silence, not applause or laughter.
The most important definition of an actor, the job of the actor, is to serve the writer, not yourself. Way too many actors serve themselves.