When You Get As Lucky As I

I Don't Think That You Necessarily Need A Certain Type Of Background To Take On Roles. You See Actors From Very, Very Privileged Backgrounds Playing Working Class Characters And Vice-versa. I Don't Think Your Background Limits You As To What You Can Do.

Part Of An Actor's Job Is To Find Correlations Between Your Own Life And The Life Of The Person You Are Playing.

There's Never Enough Time To Do Nothing!

People Tell Me I Look Mournful. They Say, "cheer Up, Dan, It's Not That Bad!" Sometimes, I Just Look Into Space, Which Freaks People Out. If I Was Ever Required To Do Anything Other Than Look Haunted, I Could. I'm A Happy Person.

There Is Something Inherently Valuable About Being A Misfit. It's Not To Say That Every Person Who Has Artistic Talent Was A Social Outcast, But There Is Definitely A Value For Identifying Yourself Differently And Being Proud That You Are Different.