Whether I appear in 'Avatar 2' or 'Avatar 3', I always feel I'm a part of the 'Avatar' team.
Stephen LangWhat has emerged as I've gotten older is simplifying the characters I play, unless the role calls for something that is arcane or ornate.
Stephen LangMy philosophy is, 'Show up, shut up, and do your job,' and if you do it to the satisfaction of your director and the public, you're likely to be able to do it again.
Stephen LangI've become more empathetic, and my capacity to understand and be patient - to give people a break - has enlarged over the years.
Stephen LangI was relatively buff (before 'Avatar'), because I was working in a tanktop half the time on stage, anyway, but I just went kind of into hyperdrive after that and really worked to beat that old body into shape, to get that carcass where...I didn't want to be looking at it and see anything hanging where it shouldn't be hanging.
Stephen Lang