I look for an interesting and often times, fresh character. Something different that what is done all the time or than I've done recently. I look at who is directing. Those two variables as well as a third, which is the content and the quality of the screenplay. I look at the arcs of the scenes and
“As soon as he hit it, I thought I had it. But I lost it when it went into the lights. I did my best.”
“Sometimes it's necessary to go a long distance out of the way in order to come back a short distance correctly.”