I Feel Like The American Years Were

If You're Doing A Classic Play, Where If You Do A Chekhov, You Do The Words As Written. You Can't Do That With A Novel; You Have To Do Your Version Of The Words As Written.

You've Got To Work. You've Got To Want An Audience To Sit Forward In Their Chairs Sometimes, Rather Than Sit Back And Be Bombarded With Images.

You're In The Lap Of The Gods. If People Go, They Go, And If They Don't.

Actors Get Pigeonholed Very Quickly, Particularly Movie Actors. In The Theater, One Is More Used To Casting People Against Type And Trusting That Their Talent And Skill Will Get Them Through.

One Of The Reasons I Loved Working With Tom Is People Feel They Know Who He Is... I Think Working With An Actor Who The Audience Already Has A Relationship With Actually Helps You In A Film Like This.