I don't want to talk about the specifics of other people's performances compared with my own. I'd never do that.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I enjoy all kinds of performances and take each role differently. I keep the audiences in mind.
It hurts me to consider anybody questioning my performances.
People tend to remember my performances, not me.
I tend to be hypercritical of my performances. That's why I hate watching them with people I know.
While I've never 'phoned in' a performance, I think I have given some performances where I could have been a bit braver.
There is a misperception, if you will, in critical response or even in Hollywood, that I can only do exaggerated characters. Or what they would call over-the-top performances. Well, this is completely false.
I've always thought if you watch the performance and you don't know about the person, then you only see the performance.
I never used to speak to the audience at all. I never really knew what to say onstage.
I think that more and more there's a sense that the best performances I can give are the ones that are the truest to who I am. The further I move away from who I am, the worse they are.
I consider each performance to be an intimate conversation between me and the audience members.