I know some amazing actors who are not mortified every moment of the day, so my feeling is that maybe you don't have to be a wreck to be good.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
In those days I was mortified, because I was a serious actor in my own mind, and then all of a sudden I'm this hunk.
There has got to be more to life than being a really, really, ridiculously good actor.
The truth is, good actors are always looking to do something different. They are dying to play slightly odder characters or work on movies that aren't straight down the middle.
To be a good actor you have to feel life and observe life.
All good actors are very bright. You can't be stupid and a good actor. You may be inarticulate, you may not be highly educated, but all good actors are quick-witted, some of them dazzlingly so. All you do is guide them.
I'm not going to get better as an actor working on bad stuff.
I do think that good actors can do any part. It doesn't mean that they are the best ones to do it.
Wanting to be a good actor is not good enough. You must want to be a great actor. You just have to have that.
I always say if you've seen good acting on television, those actors are really good. Because there's just not enough time. You don't have any preparation.
I think a lot of actors need validation. If you see truly amazing actors perform, they expose themselves to such an incredible degree. You can really see their pain.