happens in "macbeth." i have to imaginetively put myself into that place, so maybe i can find some parallel, i don't know. you have imaginetively process an experience until you can find a connection. and that's why the work that the actors do in private, alone in a room, when you put yourself into those situations, imaginetively and let them become you. once you've done that, you can then be there and you can tap into that every single time. tavis: not that other actors don't in this town -- and you and i have just met for the first time a few minutes ago -- but i get the sense from this conversation that you take this craft very seriously, very seriously. >> it's my life. i don't know what i would do. i don't know what i would do if i couldn't act. tavis: hmm. >> it is really my sole means of pure self-expression. i can't paint, i can't play, you know, i'd never make a politician. tavis: that must mean you're an honest guy. [laughter] >> oh, that's a low shot. tavis: that was a low shot, wasn't it? >> ye