Life is hardly more than a fraction of a second. Such a little time to prepare oneself for eternity!
I'm definitely one of those actresses who comes to a set knowing how I want to do a scene, and I definitely love input from my directors and my writers. I know that there's some actors who like to be left alone, they like to be very independent, but I actually really enjoy the teamwork.
First find the man in yourself if you will inspire manliness in others.