The Real Good Comedians, Like Chaplin, Would

People Are In Denial All The Time, Hiding Things. If I Tell You A Racist Or Dirty Joke And You Laugh, You're Telling Me Something About Yourself, Which You Don't Want To Reveal. Accessing That Hidden Side Is What Good Acting Is All About. And There Are Only A Handful Of People In The Entire United States Who Interest Me As Actors, Who Surprise Me. Even People Who Write About It, Don't Know Anything About Good Performance. At Least When You Work At General Motors, You Know Something About Cars.

The Real Good Comedians, Like Chaplin, Would Make You Laugh And A Second Later, Cry

I Always Treat Each Take As A Rehearsal For The Next Take. That Way You Can Find Stuff And Keep Adding And Playing Until They Tell Me To Stop

A Good Director Creates A Playground For Actors, And Lets Them Go. The Trick For A Good Director Is In Casting Properly, And Creating The Playroom, And Then They'll Get Stuff That They Don't Expect, And Can't Even Direct. All The Audience Wants To Believe Is That Whatever Is Happening, It Is Happening For The First Time. They Want To See The People Within The Work Exchanging Dialogue And Action In That Moment. There Are Not A Lot Of Actors That Can Do That.

I'm Very Proud Of Space 1999. Its Success Paved The Way For Other Sci-fi Shows To Follow. My Hope Is That The Dvd Release Will Help It Reach A New Generation Of Fans