I knew as an assistant coach it wasn't my place to overstep the head coach.
I'm a football manager, a football coach; I can't be expected to pontificate on everything.
A Judge may be a farmer; but he is not to geld his own pigs.
We must know our own roles. We should also know the roles that others play, and the rules such roles follow. In this manner, social harmony is maintained. It is when we overstep our roles, or act without knowing them, that social anarchy ensues.
For me, I just like to be as fun as possible, but I do like to bring a lot to a character. Given the script or the show, I know my boundaries, limits, and how far I can go with it.
It's not my job to rate managers. My focus is on me and my team.
Let those that play your clowns speak no more than is set down for them.
With 'Law & Order,' I had to be very conscious of what I was doing. I didn't want to show too much character.
I'm someone who can provide an intellectual framework, but I can't tell people who are trying to sell Product X how to do that because I don't know, and I would be faking it if I attempted to step into that role.
I think actors are getting so much more power these days, but I'm not. I stay very much away from the decisions, the way in which things are orchestrated, what's been changed. I just try to stay completely in the role as the actor and as the character.
With Superman, there are certain limitations for an actor. You can't go past certain boundaries because then you cease to be what the character is.