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

I'm a firm believer that character is highly overrated. Character is a trick that we do with the audience's collusion.

It sure is boring to be around people who are in character all the time. I always find it's closer to mental illness than acting excellence.

All that back-story stuff doesn't help. What you get paid for is to stand toe-to-toe with the other actor and get him to do your will.

I think I've been in situations where they looked at me and just see some rich white guy - they don't see me at all.

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.

Here are the good things about independent films: They do the more interesting, chancy scripts. They're run by love.