It's Been Said That Alcoholics Are Egomaniacs

Any Actor Who Tells You That They Have Become The People They Play, Unless They’re Clearly Diagnosed As A Schizophrenic, Is Bullshitting You.

I Got Obsessed With Classical Music, I Got Obsessed With Chopin, With Playing The Piano.

Growing Up In A Particular Neighborhood, Growing Up In A Working-class Family, Not Having Much Money, All Of Those Things Fire You And Can Give You An Edge, Can Give You An Anger.

That's What Sets Apart One Actor From Another, And That You Can't Teach. You Can't Give Someone That. When You're Working, Putting A Character Together, Or In A Scene, That's Where Things Will Happen That You Have To Have The Intuition To Notice Them, And To Register Them.

Your Own Barometer Is All You Have To Go By, And Often What Makes A Good Director Is Knowing When Not To Say Something. On Occasions You Can Find Yourself On A Film Set Where The Person Who Is Wearing The Director's Hat Is Only Trying To Justify His Position.