Date of birth: 1942-00-00
Quotes number: 26
Nationality: Australian
Profession: Celebrity
All of the material for The Fine Line was created via improvisation with my partner, but not in front of an audience. We'd continue to refine it in front of an audience based on their responses until it was set and scripted.
Animation scripts tend to be much more descriptive and are lighter on dialogue.
But so much of being an actor isn't so great - the auditioning, the rejection, the financial insecurity.
Dick Van Dyke was my first idol. He's an amazing physical comedian, like a classic clown, but also very smart and not afraid to show vulnerability.
Fear of failure has always been my best motivator.
I am a big fan of the TV series Taxi which combined comedy and pathos better than any other show I've seen.
I became much happier when I realized I shouldn't depend solely on my career for my sense of self. So I developed other interests and surrounded myself with a small group of friends I could trust.
I know a lot of people in the business recommend the many Story Structure seminars being offered here, but I point to them as the single biggest contributor to lousy scripts.
I love all of Albert Brooks' work from Defending Your Life back to his first film, Real Life, but am sorry that he seems to have lost his edge in his more recent work.
I used to love Woody Allen but feel he's become a hack as a director. Bullets Over Broadway is the only film of his I've enjoyed in the last 10 years.
