Working with animals is always going to be tough because the animal doesn't know it's an actor.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Acting is about animality. It's great to be allowed to be animal. But I feel more alive as a director. Every morning, I have to write.
I'm one of the actors who really enjoys working with kids and animals, which is always a no go. There's something beautiful about it because you tend to forget yourself as an actor.
An actor is never so great as when he reminds you of an animal - falling like a cat, lying like a dog, moving like a fox.
But I've worked where they've had animals before, and animal wranglers, the people who raise animals and train animals for films and television, they're all very, very professional.
It can be tough as a jobbing actor.
Sometimes I think being an actor is like being a dog for a director; it's like they throw a stick, and you want to fetch it and bring it back to them. You want a pat on the head for it.
People don't know and they shouldn't know that you work incredibly hard as an actor.
If an actor knows how to milk a cow, I always know it will not be difficult to be in business with him.
Animals are the best actors. They never lie, they're always present, and they listen. That's a lot more than a lot of actors can say for themselves.
For actors in Hollywood, it's very straightforward. We're well-paid animals in a zoo.