And my first film was Carnal Knowledge, another amazing experience, largely because of Mike Nichols, who would tell me you can't do anything wrong because you're doing everything right. |
People who are interested in the arts and theater are such a minority. |
It's hard to regulate the speed at which you can achieve something creative and emotional. |
My face is my career. |
Work is the most nourishing thing so far in my life. |
Acting is pretty much my whole life. |
I have fun at work. |
The Oscar nomination made me a recognizable name to other actors and people in general. |
I don't feel that I have any great grasp of technique that I should pass along to people. |
I make my relationships at work. |
An actor really suffers when the director isn't prepared because you start running out of time for the shoot and then have to do it fast. |
I don't put together cars, I put together people. |
It's very hard to remain a student in life. |
That's when the great stuff happens, when you're not checking yourself all the time, being critical of yourself and what other people are doing. |
I know I'll work, but not when or where. I never know what to pack. |
I only eat things that you don't have to kill. |
I don't like that I'm my own commodity, that I am what I sell. |