Is TV work easier, harder, or different than film work?
BELL: It can be harder, because you don’t have as many takes or options and you’re not satisfied with exactly what you got out of it, or it can be a lot easier because sometimes the tasks that you have to perform on film can be so daunting that you can’t understand what the hell it is. It is a different process. PLUME: So it works different muscles¿ BELL: Yes it does. PLUME: If you have one, what is your work philosophy? BELL: Know your words really well, and then let God sort it out. I’m not saying you have to know them ahead of time, I’m saying know them really well. That means that sometimes you can go to the set and they’ll hand you some pages you never saw before and you can know them right away, but that doesn’t exclude knowing them really well. If you’ve got big monologues to do, you’ve got to prepare those better than you think before you go out there, so don’t leave anything up for grabs. PLUME: So it’s not a matter of just being prepared, it’s a matter of being fully prepared
