One of my main techniques for acting is I try to know almost nothing beyond the words that I have to say, because that's my zone of control.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
The thing I like a lot about acting is I'll never learn enough. I'll never know it inside and out.
Acting is the only thing I'm even vaguely good at and acting is something that I think I do know about.
So anyway, I've learned a lot about myself just in terms of acting but just work ethic and interesting things like full-page monologues or talking straight into camera, which I had never gotten to do before.
I wouldn't say I'm a Method actor, but I do try to focus very deeply on what character I'm playing, and everything else goes out the window. I forget about everything. I try to get everything else out of my head.
It's sort of the most important thing for acting, is to listen to the person you're dealing with.
I try to allow the spirit of the character to live through me. That's the only way I know how to approach acting. I have to live it.
The minute I start to talk about acting, I realize that I can't. You know, it's an abstract thing, a little bit mysterious even if you do it for a living.
I learn a lot from acting, but it's not my natural way. I can't help but write; I do it all the time. It's a condition of being for me.
Acting is a work in progress for me. I just try to keep my mouth shut and my eyes and ears open, especially with the people I've worked with.
Acting has always been very comfortable for me, so it allows me to pay attention to other parts of the process literally while I'm acting.