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For me, acting is about getting away from myself. So to look at myself is the last thing I want.

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.

What's nice about acting is that you're not just left with yourself all the time, but you get to see the world through so many different people's eyes.

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.

When I'm acting, I'm just worried about that piece of the pie, contributing to the whole. But when you're directing, you... get the vision out of your head and on the stage.

When I'm onstage, I'm acting.

With acting, I always feel conscious of what I'm doing.

Acting is very personal. I don't want to be like anybody else. There are positions I would like to be in - like Meryl Streep's, for instance.

I think that some people like to be someone other than themselves when acting, while others are most themselves. I fall into the second camp. For me, acting is a great exercise in getting to the truth about myself.

I'm not a super emotional person, so that's one reason I love acting - it makes me deal with myself in that kind of way.