Movie acting is about covering the machinery. Stage acting is about exposing the machinery. In cinema, you should think the actor is playing himself, if he's that good. It looks very easy. It should. But it's not, I assure you.
I had been nine years in the theatre and hadn't had massive success. My only thing was I wanted to be an actor and I didn't care when, where, or how much for.
I'm forever testing myself. As a person and as an actor, I have no sense of competition.
To disappear your complete self into a character is quite difficult. I've tried it 85 times, and I've succeeded two or three times.
I usually control the environment I'm in, but my control is very quiet and subtle.
I'm a frustrated stand-up comic. If you hand me a microphone and I get one laugh, then I'll go on for 20 minutes.
