The busier we are, the more acutely we feel that we live, the more conscious we are of life.
In England, theres no acknowledgement the invention of slavery came from Britain.
This is going to sound completely absurd, but I do sometimes feel like the enjoyment of an awards ceremony or the pride in the finished article hasn't ever surpassed the joy of doing the work, of making it. The doing it is really the bit I'm there for.
All roads lead home in the end. You've got to keep that in mind always - in your work and in your life.
I like to disappear into a role. I equate the success of it with a feeling of being chemically changed. That's the only way I can express it.
When you're no longer seeing yourself, in some ways. You're as close to being as you can be. I suppose that's consistent with the moment that the mind actually turns off, and is no longer questioning what you're doing. When the questions stop, that's when the real acting takes over. And trying to get to the point where the questions stop, "Would I do this? How do I feel about that as a character?" When those stop, and it's just doing X, Y, and zed, because that's what you'd do as this character, because you're inside this character somehow - that's when it really kicks off.
Ive just tried to keep my eyes open, tried to read everything you can, and tried to see whether I see myself within it. If I do, then I can get excited about it.
I do think the Cubans have to change some of the political structures there and allow critical voices, for their own sakes, because unless there is accountability the revolution will totally atrophy.
There's something magical still about it when I get in a darkroom, and you've shot a roll of film and you develop it and you look at your negatives, and there's like imagery there. That always stuns me.
Be happy -- if you're not even happy, what's so good about surviving?
Usually when attorneys are assembling a jury, they're just looking for sheep that are easily impressed.