What I learned as an actor was the only way you could really do August Wilson's work, you had to leave an ounce of your essence on that stage,... Otherwise it was impossible.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Trust me, it has been anything but easy to make it as an actor.
Some people do stage and film. Some people are film actors, and some people are stage actors. I'm quite sure that any of the actors who did the original production of 'August' could have done the film of 'August.' I don't think any of them were particularly surprised when they didn't wind up doing the film.
Most actors spend a lot of time training themselves to be an actor. And I kind of didn't do that. I just started doin' it in front of an audience and had to deliver.
I'm a Method actor. I spent years training for the drinking and carousing I had to do in this film.
Most actors spend a lot of time training themselves to be an actor. And I kind of didn't do that.
I really was a terrible actor. I did it for years in my twenties because it was like being at university again.
You work really hard to make it, and maybe you get some acclaim, but then you realize there are certain limitations as an actor.
As an actor, you never know where the work's going to come, so you have to be flexible about it.
As an actor, I just want to keep mixing it up.
I had no idea how to make it as an actor. But I knew I wanted to.