It's Disgusting That A Broadway Show Can't

The Only Set Thing I Do Is That I Really, Really Memorize The Lines. I've Gotta Be So Comfortable With The Words.

The Most Sinister Aspect Of Jack Is His Detachment, His Ability To Distance Himself From His Feelings.

The Joy Is When You Work With Great Actors, It Just Comes To Life In A Way That You Never Even Imagined.

I Grew Up In The Theater, And You Can't Improvise Shakespeare And Ibsen. You Have To Speak The Language. But Obviously, In A Contemporary Film, There's Often Room For Improvisation And Spontaneous Things That Happen. As Long As I Know What I'm Trying To Achieve In The Scene, And When Something Comes Up, I Know That The Response Is Genuine, I'm Comfortable. That's Really How I Build Everything.

That's Why, When Alias Came Along, I Knew I'd Be Ok If The Show Was On For Five Or Six Years Because The Writing Was So Good And The Creative Team Was So Strong.