Acting Advice Is A Bit Like Your

I Mean, It's Fine When You're A Kid And Someone Runs Into The Playground And Goes, 'i've Got This Great Game Of Pretend,' And You Play... As An Actor, Getting To Play, Getting To Use Your Imagination And Be Childish - It Is Weird But It's Wonderful.

Kindness And A Generous Spirit Go A Long Way. And A Sense Of Humor. It's Like Medicine - Very Healing.

When I Was About 16, I Did A Neil Labute Play Called 'a Gaggle Of Saints' From A Collection Of Plays Called 'bash' - Very Violent Story About A Young Mormon Who Goes To Central Park With His Friend And Beats Up A Gay Guy. But It Was The First Thing I Had Ever Done, And I Thought, "god, This Is Fun! This Is Far More Fun Than Anything Else I've Been Doing At School. I Want To Stick With It."

If You Look At The Careers Of Philip Seymour Hoffmann, Paul Giamatti, Meryl Streep, None Of Them Shot Up In Terms Of Fame Or Fortune Or Recognition, They Laid A Platform Of Good, Solid Work And Became Better And Better.

Once You Become The Story Off-screen, You Are Less Likely To Be The Onscreen One.