I don't read that many books - I tend to read scripts for projects.
It's pretty hard to measure influence of written or visual material.
I think, as a woman, you have to really make sure that you're taking care of yourself and make sure that you're covered and you have enough material written for you.
It always starts with a script. I like to have plenty of time to read something, and I always like to read a paper copy. I hate reading it on email. I sit down with a script, and want to see how it hits me. It's an instinctive process.
What's great about well-written material is, if you can shock with justifiable actions, that's the best.
Let me introduce the word 'hypertext' to mean a body of written or pictorial material interconnected in such a complex way that it could not conveniently be presented or represented on paper.
Very rarely do I talk off the top of my head on stage. I'm not an improv guy. I'm a writer-guy who presents what he's written.
I would prefer to work for directors who give me the script and written screenplay at the outset.
I like going after good material, well-written material.
I became fascinated by the fact that you could translate written material into performance.
