A great performance relies more on having a great scene partner than on an actor's independent preparation.

“you can do all the homework in the world but you don't get a great performance I don't think unless you have a great scene partner”

An actor should view the director as the visionary and act as a tool to execute that vision.

“I feel the director is the Visionary and I'm one of their tools and they need to direct me and tell me what is their Vision”

Adam Sandler prepares for roles by writing down everything his character thinks, has experienced, and is worried about to ensure he is fully prepared.

“When I get a script, I certainly write down everything my character's thinking, everything he's been through before, everything that he's worried about in the future.”

Actors should be prepared, do the hard work of research, and then let it go to create magic on set.

“you can tell the difference between the older generation the younger generation because the younger generation shows up and expects just magic to happen and the older generation comes like so prepared and knows that you do all this work and then you get there and you let it go”

Actors should focus on protecting their character while leaving judgment aside once they commit to a role.

“once you decide to play a role you've got to become subject with it and protect your character even if you don't necessarily agree with how they engage with the world or their ideations”

The actor believes that in the context of acting, the pressure of limited time can create a sense of performance quality similar to performing for a live audience.

“I don't know if you're aware but it is that same quality that uh playing I felt like I was playing for a live audience with that single camera”

The actor argues that playing a supporting character involves a sense of protectiveness because one must treat the performance as if it were the center of the story.

“you're sort of you feel so protective because you don't play a character as a supporting character you play it as much as like as if it's the the center of the story”

She believes that an actor should not merely imitate a person they are portraying because imitation is restrictive and boring.

“you just don't want to imitate this person you just don't want to because then it's very restrictive you have no room to do anything you you have nothing to explore you have nothing to create new to add to the characters so to recreate that the idea that they have with that person is just not possib”