I think if actors are successful at one thing, they paint themselves into a corner sometimes, and what's the fun in that?
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I think most actors like to do things that are right outside of their comfort zone.
I think that's what makes characters interesting - when you paint a person into a corner, and you see what they do to get out of that corner. It's what makes drama drama.
I have a theory that most people disagree with. I really feel that acting for film and acting for the stage are two different crafts. I think that they share things in common. But I liken it to a painter switching over to photography.
I think a lot of actors take on fun roles and then they're lazy or flippant with them. I just can't do that.
Today some actors get a little full of themselves about what they're doing.
I think a lot of actors feel like outsiders or miscreants. This profession provides an opportunity to play out all the different parts of ourselves.
An artist can go paint, and a writer can go write, but an actor needs to get hired, needs somebody to say, 'Here, come and do this,' That's the hard part.
Actors are like magicians. They'll sit there and do all their tricks to each other. It's very competitive, and the goal is to get them bonding, to get them to know the real person as quickly as possible.
In Hollywood, a lot of acting feels like grandstanding.
And I think it is the genius of actors to be able to escape whatever people are expecting of them. Otherwise you become like a factory worker.