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Children Accept Their World As The World. I Grew Up Like Kids That I Went To School With. Their Parents Were Either Shrinks Or Actors.

For Me, Something Dangerous Would Be Playing Thebabe In A Huge Studio Film. That Would Be Terrifying Because I'dstink... I Want To Explore Human Beings On As Deep A Level As I Can.

Sometimes The Work Can Get In The Way And You Give A Less-good Performance, And Sometimes It Doesn't And You Can Really Get To The Heart Of Something. And All The Other Stuff Is Just Interesting And Adds Another Layer To Your Performance. It Helps You Find The Reality. Because You're Not Just Playing Yourself, You Know? That Would Be Kind Of Boring.

I'm Not Necessarily Less Gratified By Films Where You're Given Less Room To Maneuve. Because I Love A Great Script, And I Love To Respect It, And I Love To Try To Give A Director What He Needs And Wants, Especially Having Directed Now. [laughs.] I'm Much More Open To Try To Give Him What He Wants And Figure It Out. I Like Working With Directors I Respect And Admire, Obviously. And Everybody Has Their Own Way.

I Loved Acting As A Kid Because I Was Kind Of Shy, So It Brought Me Out Of Myself.