I always think instinct is more interesting than anything you can think up. I mistrust and am rather bored with actors who are of the Stanislavski school who think about detail.
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I find that the acting's getting easier - with experience, everything is more instinctual.
Instinct is the nose of the mind.
Making movies is all about instinct.
In photo shoots, I rely on instinct. Which is not to say I don't bring ideas to a project or consider it beforehand.
I think people who are regarded as better actors must have better instincts because, at the end of the day, once they say 'action,' it's you who has to do it right. You can do all the research and preparation or none at all, but it's your instincts that tell you, 'No, I'll do it like this.'
It's difficult to articulate how I know it's the right actor, but I do. It's instinct. Intuition.
I'm not an instinctive actor.
The very essence of instinct is that it's followed independently of reason.
Everything, I think, about acting is based on imagination.
I thought acting was all about natural instinct but I've realised, through working with so many talented actors on 'Wild Swans' and 'Run,' that I can see the training. That's why I am back at drama school.
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