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If You Judge The Character, You Cant Play It.

Certainly As Actors, And Maybe As Directors, You've Got To Hang On To Something Childlike. You've Got To Know What Play Is. I Haven't Worked With Mike Leigh, But I Know Him Very Well And There's Something Open In His Eyes About What's In Front Of Him. And The Same Is True Of Alfonso In A Mexican, Mad Way. There's An Enthusiastic Response To Something. Neil Jordan, The Same, When He Gets Excited . You Just Want To Know There's A Human Being In There.

I Never Expected To Have Any Kind Of Film Career, To Be Honest. It Was All A Bit Of A Surprise. But I Was In A Big Hit Play On Broadway. America, As Many People Will Say, Says Yes More Often Than We Do. And So I Was Suddenly Surrounded By People Saying Yes. But I Was Aware That Was 'cause Of What I Was In. It Had A Big Impact.

Actors Are Actually Very Supportive Of Each Other.

All I Want To See From An Actor Is The Intensity And Accuracy Of Their Listening.