I Think What You See [in Salome

The Physical Stamina [in Revolution]. I Was Just Shocked By It. I Didn't Think I Had It In Me Ever, And I Wasn't Terribly Young When I Did It. I Was In My Early Forties. That Was The First Thing I Was Struck By, Not By The Acting, Not By Anything Else, But By The Physicality.

A Lot Of Actors Choose Parts By The Scripts, But I Don't Trust Reading The Scripts That Much. I Try To Get Some Friends Together And Read A Script Aloud. Sometimes I Read Scripts And Record Them And Play Them Back To See If There's A Movie. It's Very Evocative; It's Like A First Cut Because You Hear 'she Walked To The Door,' And You Visualize All These Things. 'she Opens The Door' . . . Because You Read The Stage Directions, Too.

I Don't Need Bodyguards. I'm From The South Bronx.

When You Perform With A Live Audience, The Audience Comes Back To You, So That You And The Audience Are Giving To Each Other, In A Sense. It's An Extraordinary Thing. It's Wild Turf Up There.

My Weaknesses... I Wish I Could Come Up With Something. I'd Probably Have The Same Pause If You Asked Me What My Strengths Are. Maybe They're The Same Thing.