I'm analytical as an actor, and one of the things Quentin did was free me from that.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
The most important thing for Quentin and the most important thing for me is to make the best film possible.
My big fight is not in the movie and I don't understand that decision but I know he's right about it, whatever it is. Quentin did not hire me because I'm a kung fu expert; he hired me because he liked to listen to me talk.
I think I may have become an actor to hide from myself. You can escape into a character.
As an actor, I always feel you basically have to be able to delude yourself.
I didn't feel compromised as an actor, and allowed other people's fingerprints all over that aspect.
I was very conscious of the actor; watched what he did.
I'm the kind of actor who has ventured into escaping from me.
Well I would never say to anybody that Warren Beatty got fired, but uh, I think he and Quentin fell out of love, and I think Warren told Quentin to hire me for the film.
Quentin is very organic; there was no way that he was going to put someone else's hand in there and anyway, my hands are kind of famous. It seemed right.
I was a terrible actor. The analytical part of my mind never quite let go.