I Think That Most Actors Attempt To

There Was One Titanic Guiding Light On The Film Set, And I Was In The Presence Of A True Mahatma, In The Deepest And Most Profound Sense Of The Word.

But Filming Is Good For You, Because The Crew Isn't Allowed To Laugh. You Can't Get Addicted To Getting The Laugh.

I Don't Want To Be Like The Actor Who Rehearses Everything In The Bathroom, Then Comes To The Set And Carries On Completely Uninterrupted While The Other Actors Tiptoe Away. I'm So Dependent On Reacting To The Other Actors On The Set, And To The Director. I'm Very Responsive. I React. And I Treasure The Energy That Reaction Gives. I Feed Off That And Work Off That. I Don't Like To Be Too Prepared, No. However We Define Too Prepared, If I Feel It's Getting That Way, Then I'll Back Off. My Line-learning Is Very Special. I Like To Learn The Dialogue Of The Whole Film Before I Arrive.

I Don't Do Anything That Would Ever Come Across As Advice Or Suggestion, But It's Just Part Of A Debate. Like, "i Would Like To Try This," Or "let Me Do Another One With More Stillness, Let Me Emphasize That." Rather Than "i Think You Should Emphasize This, I Think" - You Know, I Don't Impose Choices.

I Think The Actor Has A Tribal Role As The Archetypal Story Teller. I Think There Was A Time When The Storyteller, The Priest, The Healer, Were All One Person In One Body. That Person Used To Weave Stories At Night Around A Small Fire To Keep The Tribe From Being Terrified That Sun Had Gone Down.