If it's something that reaches out and grabs me, I want to do it. I have a lot of trouble doing things that don't grab me. So, I'm not a very good actor in that way. I can't fake it.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
As an actor, you want to push yourself.
As an actor, when you are called upon to do a job, you are oftentimes convinced you can't do it. You say to yourself 'I don't have the talent for this; they are going to figure out I'm a fraud.' And then you watch how the others do it, and fake your confidence.
I'm not asking actors to act. I'm asking them to behave. I want to see their being, not how they can fake it.
I'm not a solid enough actor to have techniques.
If you catch me saying 'I am a serious actor', I beg you to slap me.
I've worked with some actors who can't act.
As an actor, I don't want to do something which I have already done before.
What I try to do as an actor is constantly find that, find ways to risk, find opportunities to fall on my face if it's going to be worth it, and then maybe I'll surprise myself.
I am not an 'instant' actor... to really do anything, I've got to try it five or six or a dozen times.
As an actor, you can do what you want with your role. That's why they hire you; to take the role and make it real.
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