You Hit 41 And You Don't Burn

My Parents Were Both Actors My Dad Sort Of Quite Early On. My Mother Acted For A While, And Now She's A Painter.

In Theatre You Can't Ad Lib, So You Want To Pick Really Good Material, Like David Mamet Or Shakespeare Or Whatever. You Want To Be Really Careful About What You Do. But In The Movies, You Do Have More Wiggle-room. You Do Have More Opportunities To Improvise. It's Fun To Improvise, But I Still Think It's Better To Have A Great Script.

Good Acting Is Good Acting, However You Learn It. Some People Who Haven't Studied Are Amazing. Some People Like Leonardo Dicaprio Are Naturally Gifted - He's Learned Technique By Working With People Early On.

You Want To Make A Little Money, And Sometimes You Want To Play Some Really Great Parts. Sometimes They Don't Always Coincide, Or Co-exist. Sometimes You've Got To Do Good Parts For No Money And... You Know, I Sometimes Can't Do Movies Just For The Money. I Really Can't. I Mean, I've Tried. Believe Me, I'd Love To Just Take The Money And Run. That Might Just Be Part Of The Equation, But There Has To Be Something There. You Have To Be Somewhat Creatively Satisfied.

An Editor Is Like A Painter. There Is A Magic In That.