'Mad Men' was really my first television role, and it never feels like TV to me. It's done at such a high level.
Editing yourself is like an irksome coin toss. You've got to strip yourself of super ego and operate from the id. Maybe I've got my Freud mixed up. It's just hard to trade a beauty shot for the performance with truth and a brightly lit zit.
Nothing will ever be attempted if all possible objections must first be overcome.