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I Can't Say That I Haven't Done Some Bad Acting In My Time. I Have. Usually That Involves What We Actors Call Indicating, When You Twirl Your Mustache.

I Don't Really Collect The Mementos. I Do Steal Books Off Of Sets. If There's A Library On The Set, You Can Bet That I'll Steal Away With A Book Or Two.

A Great Deal Of My Battle, As An Actor, Is To Whittle Away The Things That Make Me Self-conscious And Try To Trick Myself Into Not Being Self-conscious. So, It's Always A Challenge, Whether I'm Lying In A Hospital Bed Or Flying Around With A Rocket Pack On My Back, Or What Have You. On The Best Of Days, It's A Challenge For Me.

The Feeling Of Being At Sea Has Put Me In Touch With Who I Am To A Greater Degree Than If I Had Been On Land All These Years. So, In A Roundabout Way, I Imagine It Does Inform My Acting.

Most Sailing Ships Take What They Call Trainees, Who Pay To Be Part Of The Crew. The Picton Castle Takes People Who Are Absolutely Raw Recruits. But You Can't Just Ride Along. You're Learning To Steer The Ship, Navigation; You're Pulling Lines, Keeping A Lookout; In The Galley You're Cooking.