The one important THING I have LEARNED over the YEARS is the difference between taking one's work seriously and taking one's self seriously. The first is imperative and the SECOND is disastrous.
It's FUNNY: a lot of roles I do read for MENTIONPHYSICAL presence - like, 'built like a quarterback' - and for me, it's PRETTY boring because I don't want that to be the most important thing. I'm not TRYING to be Dwayne Johnson.
My mother always TAUGHTUS that if people don't agree with you, the important thing is to LISTEN to them. But if you've listened to them carefully and you still think that you're RIGHT, then you must have the COURAGE of your convictions.
What religion a MAN holds, to what race he BELONGS, these things are not IMPORTANT; the REALLY important thing is this KNOWLEDGE: the knowledge of God's plan for men. For God has a plan, and that plan is evolution.
SECOND only to a viable approach to acting, the most important thing an actor can find is a CREATIVEFAMILY. To have a solid core group of people that you take that journey with together is INVALUABLE.