For Ripley I Learned To Play Some

It's Very Frustrating [ To Work Under Director's Control], Not Just Because You're Getting Rejected Constantly, But Also Because You're At A Time In Your Life Where You Have An Enormous Amount Of Creative Energy, And There's No Way To Express It. That's Why A Lot Of People Get Into Drinking Or Drugs Or Whatever.

I've Gotten Much Better At Multi-tasking. It's Hard, Though. But, Writing A Script Is Not Totally Focused. You're Taking Little Breaks, All The Time. If A Kid Runs In, You Give 'em A Horsey Ride. It's A Pretty Fluid Process.

I Usually Play Characters That Are A Lot Different Than Me. I Mean, I'm Never In A Fight In A Movie And If I'm In Them, I'm Usually Losing.

As For Poker, I've Stayed Away From That, Even Though When I Was In Vegas For Ocean's Eleven, I Would Get Accosted By These Guys Begging Me To Play. They Just Want To Take My Money. They See Me, Think 'actor' And See Some Easy Money.

Still, The Change Is Nearly Indescribable - Going From Total Obscurity To Walking Down A Street In New York And Having Everybody Turn And Look; To Feel The Temperature Of A Room Change When I Walked In.