It Is An Ancient Need To Be

Certainly As Actors, And Maybe As Directors, You've Got To Hang On To Something Childlike. You've Got To Know What Play Is. I Haven't Worked With Mike Leigh, But I Know Him Very Well And There's Something Open In His Eyes About What's In Front Of Him. And The Same Is True Of Alfonso In A Mexican, Mad Way. There's An Enthusiastic Response To Something. Neil Jordan, The Same, When He Gets Excited . You Just Want To Know There's A Human Being In There.

All I Want To See From An Actor Is The Intensity And Accuracy Of Their Listening.

A Lot Of The Time I Hate The Theater. You Think, 'i Have To Climb Mount Everest, Again, Tonight.' Oh, The Theater Is A Scary Place To Be.

So You Can't Judge The Character You're Playing Ever.

Actors Are Agents Of Change. A Film, A Piece Of Theater, A Piece Of Music, Or A Book Can Make A Difference. It Can Change The World.