My Only "business Plan" Was To Get

I Think Part Of My Reputation Has To Do With The Difficult Roles I've Played. Actors Do Tend To Get Identified With Their Characters.

It's Important To Be Yourself. What Art Does For Everyone, Helps You Understand Yourself And In A Distilled Way, Whether It's A Painting Or A Scene In Acting Or A Joke. It Distills Something About Everyday Life That Can Be Important To You.

Sometimes, I Wonder What I'm Doing Back In Los Angeles, But When You Look Out There... How Can You Complain When You See A Whale Cresting, Matter-of-factly, As You Make Your Breakfast?

There Are Only Three Reasons To Do A Movie: The Cast, The Director, The Role. Like I Say, You Live In A Minute Of Screen Time, But To Prepare For The Minute Takes Much More Than A Day. You'd Better Be Excited About What Those Moments Are, Even If They're The Hardest Moments. Or The Smallest.

I Can Safely Say That No One Who Has Ever Won An Oscar Didn't Want To Win An Oscar.