I Think What Makes A Good Actor's

Some People Get Into This Business And They're So Afraid To Lose Anything. They Try To Protect Their Position Like Clinging To A Beachhead. These Actor S End Up Making Really Safe Choices. I Never Wanted To Go That Route. If I Go Down, I'm Going Down Swinging. I Know That's The Way Heath Ledger Feels And Ben Affleck Feels The Same Way, Too. We Want To Take The Big Swings.

Our Problem Is Civil Obedience

The Danger Of Course Is Always Is Caricature. The Biggest Challenge Was To Sound Like Nelson Mandela. Everything Else Is Easy To Do, Walk Like Him. He Has A Few Ticks And Things I Noticed That I Picked Up. I Didn't Have Any Agenda, As It Were, In Playing The Role Other Than To Bring It As Close To Reality As I Possibly Could.

If You're Just An Actor You're Reactive. You're Saying, "well, I Hope Hollywood Gives Me A Role, Or Gives Me A Chance At A Role," Whereas If You Can Generate Your Own Content, Then You Can Go Where You Want To Go.

People Do Things In The Names Of Good, And In The Name Of Ideals, But The World Isn't That Simple. So They End Up Doing Things That Aren't Necessarily Good. Even If They Think They're Doing The Right Thing, But When Viewed From A Different Perspective They Can Look Barbaric And Crazy.