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Being a film actor is very different from a theatre actor.

It's like playing tennis, you play a different rally with different people. Every actor is different and the chemistry between actors is different.

The foundation for film acting is stage acting.

I would say that maybe directors who act as well are easier with actors. I'm not saying that all directors have this, but sometimes you'll come across a director who sort of looks at an actor a bit like a kind of untrained horse that's been let out of the stable, like they might buck him.

Movies are in a much longer production conversation before an actor is even involved. I always thought of actors as the last piece of the puzzle - so you're a tool.

Film actors reach a certain level, but they don't get beyond it unless they work in the theater.

Movie acting is about covering the machinery. Stage acting is about exposing the machinery. In cinema, you should think the actor is playing himself, if he's that good. It looks very easy. It should. But it's not, I assure you.

There's a lot of directors who were actors, so they have the sensibility of an actor, which sometimes helps.

Some actors are supposed to be very difficult, but I've not found that to be the situation.

Actors get pigeonholed very quickly, particularly movie actors. In the theater, one is more used to casting people against type and trusting that their talent and skill will get them through.