I consider it an actor going to work with other actors. It's not a competitive sport, it's not to outact anybody else, sorta thing, you can be a bad actor but you don't outact anybody, you just bring your character as best as you can.
Ray StevensonHistory is written by victors and, occasionally, sensationalist journalists. I mean that with the best respect.
Ray StevensonI didn't want people to go out wanting to go tool up against the bad guys (and at impressionable ages). I said, don't shy away from the violence or pull back on this, commit to this.
Ray StevensonIt is a tough business but if you get yourself in a situation like I, you can maintain a career over many years. That, to me, is a successful actor.
Ray Stevenson