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I think most actors like to do things that are right outside of their comfort zone.

Stage actors are usually much more conscious of speaking up and making sure that everyone can hear in the back of the theatre; a film actor probably thinks of that a little less.

If you are a great dramatic actor then you often don't know if people are enjoying your stuff at all because they are sitting there in silence.

The rehearsal is where it all happens for an actor.

Feelings are universal, and if an actor's doing his job, I think he's making people sit there, and if it's in a movie or a theatre, going 'Hmm, yeah, I know that... I know that.'

I think you can really tell a good actor if you can put a camera on them and they can just talk and emote and react and you don't have to keep cutting away from them, because they are the language and the behavior. It's all a tour-de-force performance.

The fact of the matter is that most actors are shy people.

On my set, people have to respect the actor's process. I totally respect what actors do. I give them whatever time they need, and I never scream out directions from the camera. I take the time to walk up to them and talk to them personally.

A lot of actors never talk to other actors about how they're doing things, or why. I think it's important to share the way you're thinking.