. >> for limitless i worked so hard to make sure, it was like overstudying. here's the trick though. the trick is you can do all that but if you don't let it all go and relax it's going to be worthless so that's the sort of odd, it's such a hard thing to talk about. you have to not act but i'm a actor so what am i saying what does that mean. you try not to act and then the idea of throwing everything away. but it's very much like sports. michael jordan, he's not practicing during a game. >> rose: i'll tell you about michael jordan and anybody i ever interviewed here they are always the guys that work the hardest. >> that's tremendous true for acting as well. >> rose: silver lining is receiving a lot of attention and he's created a wonderful character and i'm always arneed when he comes and takes a few minutes to sit at this table so thank you. >> thank you charlie. >> rose: thank you. back in a moment. stay with us. >> rose: he's considered a master of the short story form, takes on big subjects like class, morality, love and it offers a glimpse of how we liv