That really helps a player, knowing when they're going to go in the game and what they need to do when they get in there, what to expect.
I'm asthmatic. I was a lot bigger back then, and I still get winded on stage today. But I've learned how to pace it now. I have musical breaks in there.
I look at whatever the finish line is for the character and then kind of act backwards from that and play him in such a way so that that finish line is more rewarding.
So much of performing is a mind game.
Dancing's not always stressful, but I always make sure that I'm prepared as I can be, both physically, mentally, and practically.
In the World Cup, much depends for every team on how it develops during the tournament. There are always rising tensions. They come from within, and they come from the media.
There are a million ways of arriving at a performance, any number of them solid.
There are some actor secrets you keep sometimes, and you want to keep.
The one thing I made a point of doing, when we were sat with the producers rehearsing, is I'd never see the answers.
I don't offer advice to actors only because I've seen actors become successful through ways that would never even occur to me or that wouldn't work for me.
The jazz rhythm won't be understood by the bulk of my audience. That's the problem. We can get away with maybe one tune a night. It depends on where we place it. A song like 'Beyond the Sea,' the fans love that. It's fresh.
While looking ahead, we know challenges remain, but we are encouraged by the strategies we have in place to improve our operational efficiencies and performance.
