My victory is when the audience buys a ticket to watch my film. I am extremely thrilled when they give it a thumbs-up.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
My proudest moment is when I'm part of a good film, when people are touched by it.
Audiences don't ever disappoint me, in the sense that movies I feel really good about, they usually feel really good about too.
I live in a constant state of gratitude, thankfulness, and appreciation for the second chance I was given, so anytime in any film, when that is given to someone, I always appreciate it.
So I won an Oscar. It's amazing. I've got that for the rest of my life for a performance I am proud of. It nearly killed me. I am really proud of the film. That's it, moving on.
I like audiences and performing and, you know... applause!
The most remarkable moment is when you go out on the stage and you hear the applause of the audience!
My goal has always been not to look forward to the next thing, but to relish and celebrate the successes I have at the moment. Whether it's landing a part in a student film or having a good day in acting class, I never discredit anything.
I'm hoping that word-of-mouth on the film - people seeing it and liking it - that that will drive more people to the theaters, because I haven't seen the billboards or the posters or anything.
One can never anticipate how audiences will respond. One of the lessons that I've learned over the years is to that no matter what my feeling or opinion might be about a given film, once you give it to the audience, they own it.
I've spent days in cinemas answering questions from the audience, in interviews, travelling abroad, and all they do is thank me nicely.