William Hartnell was one of the finest character actors of our time, and as a fan, I want to make sure that I do him justice.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Any actor who judges his character is a fool - for every role you play you've got to absorb that character's motives and justifications.
He's a legend and I respect his work, so I went down and paid my respects when Charlton was on the set. He was nice but I think he lied a little. He said it was an honour to be in a movie with me, but I don't believe it.
When it's time to film and to actually take on the role of Precious, I felt an immense responsibility to do it justice.
I'm a comedic actor, not to mix words, but it's something I think about. A comedic actor. I like to think that Christopher Guest, Phil Hartman, Peter Sellers and Alec Guinness are comedic actors. And Dan Aykroyd, too. Those are my heroes.
I think I've been lucky, being my frequent appearances on Court TV have brought to me another level than just the actor guy.
Any competent actor could have done what I did.
Norman Lear is my all-time, ultimate hero. He's an amazing man. That's one person I'm looking forward to meeting. What he did, with shows and sitcoms, he's my hero.
Anyone in the comedy world knows that Horatio Sanz and Chris Parnell are two of the funniest guys around.
Uncle Junior is a criminal, which makes him a villain, so it makes people want to watch him. My whole life as an actor has been preparing for something like this.
My only job as an actor is to try and understand the character and, to the best of my ability, bring this character to life.
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