Anything that's different from your own realm of experience as a human being whether it's driving a car or a boat or using guns anything that separates you from yourself and leads you more towards this character's existence is a big help.
Being Irish is very much a part of who I am. I take it everywhere with me.
I wanted to end my life so bad and was in my car ready to go down that ramp...
I feel that marrying younger and being quite a young dad helped me with the stability of my career.