Musical types tend to combine the burden of the author with the burden of the actor.
I just didn't realize, being a young person, that if you sign up to make a film, a certain portion of your soul is forever gone. From there on, you are that character to everybody you'll ever meet again.
I feel a great responsibility playing a historical figure because whether they were good or bad, I feel like the person deserves a fair shake. It's like being the executor of their estate in some ways.
The greatest gift that an actor can have is good scripts because then you're relieved of the responsibility of trying to elevate the material.
It's a big responsibility to be the main part of a film because if you don't like me, you have a problem for two-and-a-half hours.
You have to carry so many archetypes as an actor, especially as a blonde-haired, blue-eyed one.
I think, first of all, every time you want to play somebody who is real is always challenging and always scary, because you are given a responsibility of someone's real life.
Indeed, the actor's lot is a much harder one than that of the director's, from one simple standpoint: The actor has to play the eight shows a week.
