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The Director's Very Important To Me, Particularly When The Director Has A Recognizable Style.

Action Breeds Inspiration More Than Inspiration Breeds Action.

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.

Any Actor Who Tells You That He Makes Choices, Absolutely, Is Wrong. You Find Work And Work Finds You.

I'm Not Attracted To Naturalism, I'm Not Attracted To Behavior, I'm Attracted To Dance. I'm Attracted To Gesture, I'm Attracted To Singing With Your Voice, As Opposed To Having A Natural Manner. I'm A Theater Actor First, So That Probably Influences A Lot Of My Approach. And I Think In Many Ways, Naturalism Has Ruined Movies.