Well, It's Wonderful To Be Identified Strongly

I Want To Play A Man In Uniform. I've Got Tremendous Respect For That Life That They Lead. We Know So Little About It. It's Never Discussed Or Talked About, When They Come Back From Battle. I Want To Examine The Choices That Have To Be Made In Those Terrible Times. [...] I'll Get To Wear A Uniform.

If It's A Really Well Written Villain, He Probably Has More Layers Than The Archetypal Good Person. So That Would Be Very Attractive To An Actor. No One Chooses To Be A Villain; It's Usually A Reaction To Something Else.

If The Director Wishes To Print It, Then You Have A Series Of Choices, Maybe Millions Of Choices Within That Minute-and-a-half, Or 80 Seconds, Or 2 Minutes Or However Long Or Short The Take Is, You Have All Those Choices Committed To Celluloid. I Find That Absolutely Thrilling.

The Trick Is To Try And Justify Every Word On The Page And Make Sure My Character Is The Man Who Would Say That.

The Camera Does Not Like Acting. The Camera Is Only Interested In Filming Behaviour. So You Damn Well Learn Your Lines Until You Know Them Inside Out, While Standing On Your Head!