Any actor who judges his character is a fool - for every role you play you've got to absorb that character's motives and justifications.

Talent is an accident of genes - and a responsibility.

So you can't judge the character you're playing ever.

My definition of palatable might be slightly different from yours.

Each character I play has different dimensions. I'm not interested in words that pull them together.

Maverick is a word which appeals to me more than misfit. Maverick is active, misfit is passive.

I knew with Snape I was working as a double agent, as it turns out, and a very good one at that.