I Never Cultivated A Personality. Almost Everyone

It's The Persona That Makes You A Leading Actor. A Leading Actor Has Something Extra That's Fun To Watch. But It Isn't Usually About Acting.

It Was Very Serious And I Wanted To Do Something Really Different So There Was This Comedy Called Top Secret.

A Wonderful But Kind Of A Terrible Truth About Acting Is That You Actually Get To A Point Where You Become Content With An Impossible Task: It Is Really Impossible To Properly Prepare. You Kind Of Have To Start Over Every Time.

The Trick To Being A Good Actor Is Getting So Involved In Your Character That The Camera Disappears, The 50 Bored Guys Eating Doughnuts Disappear, Friends Disappear. To Get To That Point When You Don't Have To Think About It, You're Just Acting And Reacting In Those Circumstances.

There Was No One Around Called 'val' When I Was Young, So I Wanted To Be John Or Bill. Now I Like It.