I would love to be in the position where the role is challenging enough that I need three months to prepare for it and then six months to live the life of character.
Richard SchiffListen - I like musicals. Even when they're bad, there's a couple of dancers I can watch.
Richard SchiffI had been used to improvising and even in the audition I was feeling free to rearrange Aaron Sorkin words a little bit, as lovely as they were. I didn't find out until after I got the part how furious Aaron was at me for doing that. They said, "He was livid. He did everything in his power not to jump down your throat!" But I came to realise that Aaron was writing in metre and the rhythm of the language is very important.
Richard SchiffMy parents grew up in the Depression. Despite the success that they both had in their lives, there's a certain mentality that tells you to finish all the food that's on your plate and not wasting anything and appreciating what's on the table.
Richard Schiff