As an actor, you try to bring as much of yourself to a part to try and create a feeling of authenticity and emotional truth and resonance.

In acting class, you're trained to express yourself as much as you can.

The frustrating part of being a movie actor is waiting in your trailer to do two takes of a scene you've prepared for two months.

I know some amazing actors who are not mortified every moment of the day, so my feeling is that maybe you don't have to be a wreck to be good.

When you take on a role, even if the character is somebody that you are dissimilar to, you have to identify with the role and look for an emotional connection even if there is not a biographical one.

I often think if you have time to sit around the house feeling bad for yourself, you have time to tutor a child. I'm guilty of that exact thing. I will spend more time sitting around feeling bad for myself than actually helping somebody.