It's Too Easy To Trivialize

It's True In The Beginning I Started Playing Villains, And I Think That's Pretty Clear, Because If You Don't Conventionally Look A Certain Way And You've Got A Certain Kind Of Presence When You're Young, Then What's Available To You Is Character Roles, And The Best Character Roles When You're Young Tend To Be Villains.

I Was Doing Community Theater, And I Was Always Interested In Acting, But I Was Also Interested In Sports. I Was Interested In A Lot Of Things. I Was A Pretty Normal Guy. I Wasn't Like A Guy Who Grew Up In A Dark Theater Watching Movies.

When You Work On Anything, You Want To Find The Range Of Impulses - Which Ones Get Portrayed Is Another Question, But You Want To Have That Complexity And That Fullness, Even If You're Playing A Cartoon Character.

If You Know What It Is Before You Even Start, It's Not As Interesting. Central To Being An Actor Is Pretending, And The Adventure Of It All. That's Why You Become A Junkie For Different Kinds Of Situations. I Try To Attach Myself To People Who Really Inspire Me, And Directors Who Are Really Passionate. That Way, I Can Give Myself More Fully And Trust The Impulse Behind Why The Film Is Being Made, And I Can Be A Little More Irresponsible In Finding Out What The Character Is. I Have To Worry Less About What The Character Means If I Trust The Director.

I Think, As I've Gotten Older, I've Been Able To Be More Reckless With My Choices, Because Practically Speaking, You Get Less Careful. Your Choices Become More Instinctive, And You Feel Like If You Make A Mistake, It Won't Destroy You.