Hollywood Is Still The Mecca

I've Always Remembered Something Sanford Meisner, My Acting Teacher, Told Us. When You Create A Character, It's Like Making A Chair, Except Instead Of Making Someting Out Of Wood, You Make It Out Of Yourself. That's The Actor's Craft - Using Yourself To Create A Character.

The Cultural Contrast I Saw Between Religions... Catholics Have A Lot Of Mediators, Going Through Saints And Mary Or Whatever. Protestants In General Say Things To God Directly.

When You Shift The Gear And That Little Needle On The Tach Goes Into The Red And Reads 9,000 Rpm, That's Bad.

You Gotta Be Careful With Message Movies. People Say "what Do You Want People To Take Away From It?" I Always Say Its Totally Individual.

Stripping Away Artifice - It's The Constant Standard I Aim For In Acting, To Approximate Life. People Talk About Being Bigger Than Life - But There's Nothing Bigger Than Life.