I always found it very difficult to say no to others or to point out to them that they had just done something that irritated or hurt me. I didn't want them to feel ashamed, even though they were the ones who should have felt ashamed, not me.

It also has an amazing effect on stage. When I let go of this protection against the audience, I am immediately no longer afraid...

As an actor it is your job to play the emotional life of a character, to imagine the circumstances under which the character does certain t