The Script Is Your Map Of The

You Take What You Know, And You Put It Through Your Own Prism. If I Play Characters That Break Down Or Cry, It's Gary Oldman Crying; It's Not The Character Crying.

Impressionists Have To Paint With A Very Broad Stroke Because You've Got To See It Within A Couple Of Seconds. You Go, "that's A Really Funny Robert De Niro." As An Actor, Though, You Look At Different Aspects Of A Character. I Try To Completely Surround Myself With The Assignment. It's Like Being In A Big Cloud And Then Some Of It Rains Through.

Shakespeare Doesn't Really Write Subtext, You Play The Subtext.

But You See, I Have Played More Good Guys Than I Have Played Villains.

The Work I Enjoy Is When The Camera Rolls, And I Like The Work In The Moment.