As an actor, you use the things from yourself that you can apply to the character.

Time goes on. So whatever you're going to do, do it. Do it now. Don't wait.

In acting, I always try to go back to what would actually be the real situation, the real human behavior in life.

You never know what you do that could be totally out of left field, which actually might work and give something fresh to the whole scene, to the character, whatever. If you have that with a director who then knows how to shape it, either in the direction, in the moment, or in the editing, then that's good.

There is only one way to gain access to the truth and that is to not expect anything.

Every set up that you do, everything is precisely modulated and raised and lowered.”

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