I think, on a surface level, people are surprised to see me playing such a passive role in 'Good.'
I can't do all that riddly diddly stuff. I'm not good enough. It's all about not playing.
It is a fine game to play - the game of politics - and it is well worth waiting for a good hand before really plunging.
Despite the enormous role that local government plays in our daily lives, the constitution makes not one mention of it.
When I wasn't famous, I had a lot of friends, almost all of them Italian. The racism only started when I started to play football.
I've played an angel on 'Touched by an Angel,' bringing the message of God's love. It was such a privilege for me as a person of faith to deliver the message.
The role of an orchestra in the 21st century isn't just playing, it's about developing future audiences and performers.
I have started to record some demos so hopefully in the near future I can play live.
The Egyptian Revolution makes it clear, if anybody was in doubt, that digital technologies are going to play a powerful role in the future of global politics.
I find it very easy playing Bond. I think he's hilarious. He gets himself into some extraordinarily funny situations.
I guess the more serious you play something, if the context is funny, then it will be funny and it doesn't really require you to be necessarily, explicitly humorous, or silly.
Maybe people don't see me as believable playing a person of today. I guess I'm just more realistic in a corset and funny hairstyles.
If you play comedic scenes like they're really serious, then it's so much more funny than if you're going for a laugh.
You know, if you play on home soil sometimes funny things can happen and you have that push of the crowd.
In order for comedy to be funny you have to play the truth of the moment. But if you're not being completely truthful to the basis of the character, its not going to be funny.
Some actors try to play parts and do things they can't do. Being funny is one of them. Being funny's hard.
With my plays, when the lights go down, at least the audience isn't thinking, 'Oh, God, two more hours of this.'
Prayer is when you talk to God. Meditation is when you're listening. Playing the piano allows you to do both at the same time.
Essentially, I'm a small-part actor who's been lucky enough to play leading roles for most of his life.
As you walk down the fairway of life you must smell the roses, for you only get to play one round.
I don't personally look to my own life experiences for answers about how to play a scene.
