I was able to act better as I think you are able to do any job.
What happened immediately, according to friends, is I became not just a happier person, but a better actor.
Acting became not about disguise, but about telling the truth.
I think up to that point, I had been using acting as a disguise — somewhere where I could express my emotions, and draw attention to myself in a way that I didn’t particularly want to do in real life.