My tendency as an actor was to correct people, was to say, 'What if we tried it this way, what about if we tried that way?' That's terrible habit for an actor, but that's a good habit for director. So I became a director.

  • -- David Mamet 大卫·马梅

作为一名演员,我倾向于纠正人们的错误,我想说,‘如果我们这样做会怎样?如果我们那样做会怎样?’“这对演员来说是个坏习惯,但对导演来说是个好习惯。所以我成为了一名导演。

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Psychoanalysis. Almost went three times - almost. Then I decided what was peculiar about me was probably what made me successful. I've seen some very talented actors go into analysis and really lose it.

心理分析。几乎跑了三次——几乎。然后我决定我的特别之处可能就是我成功的原因。我看到过一些非常有天赋的演员进入了分析领域,但却迷失了方向。

I'm definitely a character actor. I've tried to limit anything with a uniform because I've done it so much. There's a lot more I can offer. It's just getting people to see something else.

我绝对是个性格演员。我试过用制服来限制任何东西,因为我做了太多。我能提供的还有很多。只是让人们看到别的东西。

Parents can only give good advice or put them on the right paths, but the final forming of a person's character lies in their own hands.

父母只能给他们好的建议,或者把他们放在正确的道路上,但一个人的性格的最终形成取决于他们自己的手。

I've tried different things through the years to get some play on mainstream. I'll try to tailor-make it.

多年来,我尝试过不同的方法来融入主流。我会试着做一件合身的。

When I decided I wanted to be an actor, I said I wanted to work with quality actors and directors.

当我决定要当演员时,我说我想和优秀的演员和导演一起工作。

You're only as good as the sum of your parts, and one person can't be a team.

一个人不可能成为一个团队。