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When I Was Very Small, I Had That First-time-you-see-a-play Experience, Which Immediately Made Me Want To Act, Because It Seemed Like This Incredible Outlet For Something I Was Already Doing Fairly Compulsively Anyway, Which Was Putting On Hats And Costumes And Doing Funny Voices. It Was A Very Natural Compulsion For Me.

When You're Working On A Creative Thing, Everyone Has An Idea, And They're Pushing It. The First Time You Work With Anybody, You Have To Get Comfortable With The Way Another Person Pushes Hard For What They Want.

When I Was About 16 Or 17, I Had A Teacher Who Took A Group Of Us To The National Theater In Washington, D.c., And I Saw Ian Mckellen Do His One-man Show - I Think It Was Called Acting Shakespeare - And It Completely Bombed Me; It Put The Zap On My Brain In A Big Way.

This Place [usa] Is Exploding With Young People Who Are - They're Like Nietzsche's Hammer - Going To Break Everything And Make Something Better. The Creative Energy In This Country, And What People Are Coming Up With Is Very Hopeful.

When You Have A Pipe Salesman With A Business Called Macabee Pipes, I'd Say You've Got Your Tongue Planted Firmly In Your Cheek.