It's A Funny Thing - The Reality

I Was Gearing Up For It. I Took Some Singing Lessons. And I Opened My Mouth, And Atom Promptly Said, 'that's Not Going To Happen. We Love Your Voice, But Maybe We Could Use Some Of Your English Wit.' He Had Doubts About It From Way Back. For Starters, We Weren't Going To Be Doing The Italian-american Crooning Thing.

However Good A Communicator A Director Is, Unless They've Been Actors, It's Just Not The Same As The Shorthand You Get With Someone Who's Been An Actor.

Something Like Shakespeare In Love, Which Became Such An Established Hit That It Now Seems Like A Foregone Conclusion... But It Really Wasn't. The Script Was Around For A Very, Very Long Time And Had People Chickening Out All The Time.

People Have The Idea Of Missionaries As Going Out With The Bible And Hitting Natives With It. It's Not Really What They Were Doing. They Were All Doing Something Rather Different.

If You're Playing Someone Who's Got Marital Problems, You Have To Play Someone Who's Trying Not To Have Marital Problems. So, You've Got To Get Into The Problem First.