The essence of acting is that stage time is always now. You must be involved with communicating this thought to the other person and observing its effects right now at this moment.

When we saw the strategies that actors used for acquiring a script and so forth, they unwittingly used almost every information-processing device that is known to psychologists. Because they were meaning what they were saying as they were saying it, their retention of the lines came naturally.

It’s not possible to move from one activity to the next at blinding speed and be reflective at the same time. The more complex and demanding the work we do, the wider, deeper and longer the perspective we require to do it well. It’s almost impossible to do that when we create no white space in our lives.

The churches are really acting like churches, ... It has been impressive to me that when we thought about moving certain state resources and assets to an area, the local communities often beat us to the punch.

Philip Seymour Hoffman thought he was God's gift to acting, even when he was 18. William H. Macy was so great and so nice. Those acting classes were a great experience. It's helped me become who I am as a performer.

When I very first started acting, at university, I thought I could do anything. Because you are so ignorant, you don't know what a good production should be. You don't know what the rules are. And then, when you start doing it professionally, you learn the rules and become more intimidated.