You're very aware in the theater by the response you get, but not so much on television, obviously.
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I come from the theater, where the response to your work is immediate, and I suppose there's a part of me that still craves that.
You get the information, and it's not your job to judge it or not judge it. You adapt, and you do it. That's what we do as actors. We're just as surprised as the viewers, sometimes.
If an American audience is given a serious musical theater piece that is well produced, dramatically gripping and wonderfully acted, they'll respond to it.
Most theater tells you what to think.
I respond in the moment which is what makes me a good actor.
With theater, you have to really be able to listen and to respond to other people on stage. You're all constantly on your toes. And then with film and television, you can get a second take and things like that.
TV has taken reflection out of the human condition. People didn't use to have a ready answer for everything, whether they knew something about it or not. People think they have to have an answer for everything because the guys on TV have an answer for everything.
I think a lot of TV insults the audience.
You know, it is a terrible thing to appear on television, because people think that you actually know what you're talking about.
There are many different ways the public can respond to actors - they can see you on TV and feel they know you and own you, and there can be something quite cornering about that.