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The love scenes that worked, regardless of the director, were the ones where the actors weren't fearful. When somebody was fearful, you could see it right away. It takes you out of the story, and that's to be avoided at all costs.

What's powerful about a love scene is not seeing the act. It's seeing the passion, the need, the desire, the caring, the fear.

It's always a little nerve-wracking to do a love scene, more than anything because it's just awkward.

A lot of actors, and artists in general, never feel secure in love. They always feel everything's going to be taken away from them, professionally and personally; they're extremely emotional and volatile.

Actors who are lovers in real life are often incapable if playing the part of lovers to an audience. It is equally true that sympathy between actors who are not lovers may create a temporary emotion that is perfectly sincere.

Sometimes, as actors, we feel like we want to hold on and control where a character goes.

Actors are always nervous about not only hurting each other, but maybe perhaps hitting each other's face and ending one's career.

Our feeling is that the most important thing on a set is that actors have enough confidence to try different things. If there's stress or tension, they won't go out on a limb because they won't want to embarrass themselves if they don't feel completely comfortable.

Love is the one emotion actors allow themselves to believe.

It's important to say that actors can't act alone, it's impossible. What we have to do is support each other.