You hear stories of intense actors who can't shed their character and who don't know who they are for a week or two after. I'm not that guy, man.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I'm not one of those actors who gets physically fit for a role and then loses it all again.
There is always one person on the set who has a lot of anxiety, an actor who is really intense and has to stay in character and holds himself away from the rest of us.
But I've always felt that the less you know about an actor's personal life, the more you can get involved in the story in which he's playing a character. And I don't like to see movies where you know about everything that happens behind the scenes. I can't engage in the story if I know what's going on in the actor's head.
I never quite understood these actors - though I envy them sometimes - who can lie out for a year or two. I feel as though time is a real pressing issue, and I want to get as much work done in the time that I have left.
There are lots of actors out there who are hugely, hugely talented and haven't got the breaks I've had.
Most of my friends are not actors. Most people have an idea of what an actor's life is, and it's pure glamour and excitement: it's easy and free and everyone loves you. But with a certain level of fame, there's a real level of paranoia and depression that comes with what you do, that nobody talks about.
Some actors are supposed to be very difficult, but I've not found that to be the situation.
You hear about actors being late and all that sort of stuff, but you never find that with an actor who's directed, because an actor who's directed understands all the problems your production is going through.
As an actor, I always feel you basically have to be able to delude yourself.
And the actors tend not to want to watch themselves very often. I'm one of those guys.