In My Profession, I'm Around A Lot

If You Think About What Acting Is Supposed To Be, My Job Is To Disappear.

Many People Are Afraid To Talk About Race Because It's So Emotionally Loaded. We Don't Have The Vocabulary To Talk About It. Every Day, Our Vocabulary Seems More And More Inadequate.

Some People Study A Text Very Deeply. The People Are My Text. I Study Their Words And What Their Words Sound Like, Over And Over Again. When I Was A Kid, My Grandfather Said That "if You Say A Word Often Enough, It Becomes You." Thinking Of That Later In Life Gave Me This Idea That I Could Try To Become America By Learning The Words Of People From Many Aspects Of The Country. It Doesn't Matter How Educated They Are. By Living In The World And Living Their Experiences, They Bring Extraordinary Truths. I Try To Do Those Truths Justice.

A Lot Of Acting Techniques Are Very Self-oriented.

Be More Than Ready. Be Present In Your Discipline. Remember Your Gift. Be Grateful For Your Gift And Treat It Like A Gift. Cherish It, Take Care Of It, And Pass It On.