I would like to feel that I have a range and that it's not just a matter of being a comic actor or a serious actor, because those are really artificial classifications, I think.
From Jeffrey Jones
I've been awfully busy, and I haven't gone to many movies.
I've gotten to go wonderful places, meet interesting and intelligent people, and I started of course in the theatre and continue to work in the theatre where there is some intelligence involved in it.
If you're an employer, you want to hire an employee who'll do their job, not do your bidding.
Ive done Hay Fever and this one was called Another Time by Ronald Harwood.
My job is to help the functioning of the story, not to draw attention to myself, but to make my characters function within the story, to work for the benefit of the story, to make the whole thing work.
My son tried to work in films and he ultimately gave it up, he finally couldn't make a living, he couldn't support himself. He worked all the time and he didn't make enough money to have a house, have an apartment.
Part of the film business is, if you want an apple, you buy an apple.
So when you make an impression in a certain kind of role, that tends to be the type of role that you get offered.
There may be the kinds of things that you may find interesting, but then there's also the practical reality of needing to make a living and this is what you have to choose from.
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