“I want to focus on each scene. I'm a real perfectionist, and I don't want to feel like I didn't consider every possible variation of a scene. I come from a theater background, so I'm used to a lot of repetition, and I'm used to really attacking something over and over and over again.” WantFeelsRealUsedFocusSceneTheaterBackgroundsRepetitionAttackingVariationPerfectionist Author:Michael Shannon
“I have to say my background was mostly theatre, which I love, and it took a long time to feel comfortable there. That's probably true of anyone's career.” FeelsLongCareersComfortableLong TimeTheatreBackgrounds Author:Ann Dowd
“I think ties are great and Kathy Bates is an actress whose work I've admired tremendously over many years, and I feel a certain kinship with her, we both came from an extensive theater background.” ThinkingFeelsYearsCertainTheaterActressesBackgroundsTiesKinship Author:Joan Allen