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Ultimately, as an actor, it comes down to committing to the text in the script.

There's a certain arrogance to an actor who will look at a script and feel like, because the words are simple, maybe they can paraphrase it and make it better.

Script for an actor is like a bible. You carry it with you, you read it over and over, you go to your passages.

I think all actors are supposed to be character actors.

I think if an actor is right for a role, casting sees that, and the words that are on the page, depending on how it's written, can really help your character develop.

In my experience, it's usually up to the actor how a character is portrayed.

In the beginning was the Word. Man acts it out. He is the act, not the actor.

There's a lot of directors who were actors, so they have the sensibility of an actor, which sometimes helps.

With acting, when you're reading a script, you're regurgitating someone else's words. There's a whole part of your brain that's off duty.

I always find that it's when a script is not detailed, then I have to do more work as an actor.