I hate acting when I see it. I don't want to feel it, I don't want to see it, I want to be taken away with the story - I don't want the actor's ego in front of me. That's what I try to live when I do the work.
The second episode of any new show can be tough. You have about a week to top the well-crafted and polished pilot episode that was written over six months.
After my first day of competition I put on compression socks. They help me recover for the next day.