Writers love to write those idiotic, long stage directions, and some of them worse than others. They have nothing to do with the movie. They're just jerking around.

I don't watch rushes. My whole thing is to try to stay in the moment with the other actor, and to let it all hang. I'm not sure I'm right on that, though.

Actors are embracing a new aesthetic, which is leaning more toward truthful and simple and direct, as opposed to what we would normally call sitcom acting.

You should know the lines, be prepared, get sleep, and have the script analyzed so you're ready to rock and roll.

There are some older women out there who are just knockouts, real beauties, and they're not getting the roles they should.

It's hard on an actor when you have to do a scene 45 times and you know damn well that three of the angles a director is shooting will never make it into the movie.

I feel very secure about the role of the actor in the future. They need us, because stories are about people.