I got an agent when I was 12, and I started working in more amateur productions well before that. But even as a kid, I never felt like a kid actor, you know? I always took myself kind of absurdly seriously.
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I'm exceptionally open with my own parents, and they're exceptionally open with me.
There was a solid year and a half, perhaps two years, after making 'Temple Grandin,' when I didn't do anything. I just didn't have much patience for roles that were silly, or light, or inconsequential.
Actors want to surprise themselves. When it's really good, you kind of transcend yourself, and that happens infrequently. Very, very rarely.
I was very driven to act from a very young age, and my parents were not only tolerant of that drive but also encouraging.
I discovered Orson Welles in college; my freshman English professor screened 'Citizen Kane' for us, and I wound up writing a 20-page term paper on it.
If I took my characters home with me, half of my life would be a misery, I think. No, I tend to compartmentalize work from my life. I'm not terribly method.
I particularly love Israel. I've had fantastic experiences there.
Every time I make a movie, I'm prepared for it to become influential and career-defining - but I have no control over these things.
I would rather not work than be a neurotic mess.
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