If anything, it was a very egotistical thing because I wanted to move people. I wanted to tell a story and move people.

What you try to do, as an actor, is just make it work somehow.

There's this feeling, when you stop believing it's a show and you're there and this is happening.

For a relative newcomer, it's obviously a dream to work with such a talented actress as Anna Paquin, who won an Oscar at 10, or something ridiculous like that. That's a dream.

After I've done a good job, then I can get excited. Obviously, it would be very easy to get carried away, but I wanted to own that excitement.

Having a good director is very important. It's crucial. When you do good work with a certain director, you want to work with them again, and hopefully vice versa.

I felt like I had to prove myself, but I feel that you have to do that anyway, as an actor. You're there to do a job, and that's your primary concern.

Until I did my work and I did my utmost best, I feel like I don't have a right to feel excited.

An actor's job is to do their job. It's great if it's successful and it's fantastic when it's a huge hit, but at the same time, you're there to do a job and make sure you do it well.

You should always view any job as just as nerve-wracking or just as exciting as any other.

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