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.
A little of what you call frippery is very necessary towards looking like the rest of the world.
Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.