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I know something great will come around the corner, and that's what I'll be doing next.
After my father had seen me in five or six things, he said, Son, your mother and I really enjoyed your recent film, and I must say that you're a lot like John Wayne. And I said, How so? And he said, Well, you're exactly the same in all your roles. Now, as a modern American actor, that's not what you want to hear. But for a guy who watched John Wayne movies and grew up in Iowa, it's a sterling compliment.
Even through my college years, I was trying out plays and shows, but I never really thought it made much sense to try to be an actor. I thought it was foolish, really.
Every time I've made a plan in my Hollywood acting career, something else has happened, so I've gotten out of the habit of trying to predict the future.
I wish I could say I had some sort of master plan where one role leads to the next role, but a lot of it really is persistence and luck and being prepared when you are asked to jump on a project. There isn't any one rule that I follow. Obviously, I'll always shoot to work with the best actors, directors and filmmakers. I've been incredibly lucky to be able to do that.
Like everyone else, I try to do quality work with great directors. But much of it has to do with luck.
I don't need to prove that I'm some great international filmmaker. It's not really on my list of goals.
What's fascinating about acting is that you put yourself in somebody else's mind or in their shoes.
Page one of the script, I launch into, "How would I feel if I were in this position?" That's an actor's job.
