I Think Georges Feydeau Said Comedy Is

I Was Terribly Shy When I Was Growing Up, I Really Wasn't Confident With Other People And I Think I Was Always Afraid Of Up Or Not Being This Very Cool, Amazing Person That I Wanted To Be.

It's Very Difficult To Find The Time Or The Money For People To Organize Rehearsals For Some Movies. It Staggers Me How Little Preparation Often Goes Into These Scenes Which Are Difficult And Complicated. You Think, "god, It's Crazy. I've Never Met This Person Before And Here I Am Having To Work At How To Do A Whole Performance On The Set." It Was Great To Have A Few Days Of Just Talking To Michael [caine] And Daniel [barber] And Thinking About The Characters And The Relationship Between Them Before We Started Shooting.

I've Only Half-admitted I'm A Professional. I Know I Am, I've Paid My Dues, But One Of The Things I Could Do Better When I'm Acting Is To Really Be Rigorous And To Think I Know How To Do It. To Use My Brain.

'leonie' Did Get Made And It Was An Extremely Wonderful Experience. I Got To Travel The World. I Filmed For 6 Months - 3 Months In New Orleans And 3 Months In Japan.

It Is Brilliant Going To The Theatre And Being Forced To Sit And Listen And Think About Life. It Can Be Almost A Near-religious Experience.