I was always snobby about soap operas, and commercials, too, but one does have to eat. I remember auditioning for a commercial for a mouthwash or chewing gum or something, and I had to pretend to be the back end of somebody in a horse costume. After that, I said, 'That's it. That's it. You've sunk too far!'

To me, pause is sometimes the most important, most effective moment in a film or play or anything.

My father was my hero. I can't say enough about him and everything he did for me and my family.

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