I Don't Need Bodyguards. I'm From The

The Truth Is, You Know, We Need Our Anodynes. You Know That Word, Anodynes? We Need That In Life Some Times. A Good Warm Bath Can Be One For You, Or A Whatever.

I Found Out How Temperamental I Am, Yes. And That Sometimes That Can Be Kind Of Off-putting.

Jamie Foxx Does A Good Rendition Of Me. It's A Real Gift, Mimicry Of That Kind, The Tonal Thing. It's Sort Of Like Having A Talent For Playing An Instrument.

I Was Never Very Happy With Performing; It Didn't Turn Me On Much.

A Lot Of Actors Choose Parts By The Scripts, But I Don't Trust Reading The Scripts That Much. I Try To Get Some Friends Together And Read A Script Aloud. Sometimes I Read Scripts And Record Them And Play Them Back To See If There's A Movie. It's Very Evocative; It's Like A First Cut Because You Hear 'she Walked To The Door,' And You Visualize All These Things. 'she Opens The Door' . . . Because You Read The Stage Directions, Too.