"I don't have any training as an actor, but I guess I'm an intense pretender. When you read something over and over, it gets into you a little bit. You can't help but begin to feel it, even if you're a healthy person as I think I am"

John Hawkes is revealing his lack of formal training as an actor, but his ability to become immersed in a character. He believes that by checking out a script over and over, he can begin to understand the character and their motivations. He believes that even if he is a healthy person, he can still end up being emotionally purchased the character. This quote speaks with the power of the written word and how it can impact us even if we are not formally trained in the art of acting. It also talks to the power of the imagination and how it can assist us to become mentally purchased a character. Hawkes is expressing his belief that even without formal training, he can still end up being a fantastic star.