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Masks are wonderfully paradoxical in this way: while they may hide the physical reality, they can show us how a person wants to be seen.

It is a career of make-believe, of masks. We all have masks in life.

The mask of the character was already written into the show, but I actually lobbied for a denser and more complete mask than they initially considered.

Since I was 18, I've been under orders from magazines and newspapers - chiefly The New York Times and Rolling Stone - to step into the lives of musicians, actors, and artists, and somehow find out who they really are underneath the mask they present to the public. But I didn't always succeed.

You learn to rely on a few basic movements and use your voice to the greatest extent possible to convey your emotions. So there was a technical challenge there and a responsibility to create a character from behind the mask.

All the children had to wear a gas mask in case of a gas attack by the Germans. They tried to make the masks like Mickey Mouse faces so the children would like them. But I didn't. They had big ears on them.

People think stars never have any problems or cares. That's bull. Why would we show any more than one mask to the public. There's a whole lotta things I've done that I don't want to think about. But I bring it all right out when I need it for a role.

Although I know it's unfair I reveal myself one mask at a time.

I rarely do masks because, if I have any extra time, I'd rather spend it with my friends than on myself.

Celebrity is a mask that eats into the face.