As An Actor, You Can't Be Off

I Think We're All Actors. There's This Friend Of Mine Who's A Great Drummer, And He Said, "i Never Thought I'd Be A Drummer, But I Got Really Good At It. I Always Feel Like I'm An Actor Playing The Drums." His Real Calling Was That He Was Going To Be A Magician. That's What He Felt Like He Wanted To Do. If You Decide To Act Like A Journalist, You'll Probably Be A Better Journalist Than Just Being A Journalist. What You're Doing Is, You're Taking The Executive Role And Stepping Outside Yourself So That You're Able To Make More Objective Decisions.

If People Are Reacting To Films Based On Their Degree Of Success Or Failure, Then They're Not Really Looking At The Movie. I Don't Really Care About That. Everyone's Entitled To An Opinion, But At Least Base Your Opinion On The Merit Of The Work Itself.

I Have Always Wanted To Play Different Kinds Of Stuff, But It's Hard, First To Find Good Material, And Then To Change People's Perception Of You So They'll Let You Do It. I Mean, I Would Really Like To Play A Poet, But Once They Get This Notion Of You As A Street Guy, It's Hard To Change That.

Of Course, If You're Gonna Make Movies, You Gotta Make Movies, And I'm Not Gonna Say No To A Good Role.

I Like Conflict, Drama's Conflict And If You Don't Have That In The Character It's Really Not A Worthwhile Role To Play For Me.