It's Very Exciting To Work With People

I Loved Acting As A Kid Because I Was Kind Of Shy, So It Brought Me Out Of Myself. Acting For Kids Is Like Playing House, You Know? But Growing Up In Hollywood, It Just Made It Seem Possible. It Wasn't Like Some Idea Of Going To Hollywood; It Was In My Backyard. I Lived Two Blocks From Grauman's Chinese Theatre Growing Up. It Was What People Did. It's An Industry Town. So It Wasn't Some Far-off Fantasy, It Was Like "oh Yeah, When You Grow Up, You Do This Because That's What People Do Here."

For Me, Something Dangerous Would Be Playing Thebabe In A Huge Studio Film. That Would Be Terrifying Because I'dstink... I Want To Explore Human Beings On As Deep A Level As I Can.

I Don't Want To Play The Same Person Twice, That's Not Why I Wanted To Act.

I'm Not Necessarily Less Gratified By Films Where You're Given Less Room To Maneuve. Because I Love A Great Script, And I Love To Respect It, And I Love To Try To Give A Director What He Needs And Wants, Especially Having Directed Now. [laughs.] I'm Much More Open To Try To Give Him What He Wants And Figure It Out. I Like Working With Directors I Respect And Admire, Obviously. And Everybody Has Their Own Way.

I Loved Acting As A Kid Because I Was Kind Of Shy, So It Brought Me Out Of Myself.