The process of acting is no different [playing human or ape]. You're embodying the character. You're creating the psychology and the physicality. You're living the moment.

I mean, in many ways, you know, I felt very connected to Ian (Dury) on, on a lot of levels. I mean, politically, & sort of, socially, our, kind of, social backgrounds are quite similar in many ways, as well as our kind of artistic endeavors. So there were many, many things that sort of chimed in for me, and kind of made me feel very instinctive about playing him, and, and although, there was sort of a certain amount of impression involved, actually, there's a lot of myself in the role.

More and more good actors are now transmigrating into the videogame space and playing roles there because it's where my generation of kids get stories from.

35mm film isn't ticking away so it's subconscious - performances are allowed to breathe in a much more real way I think.

The whole chameleon thing about acting. That's why I'm moving towards directing - it's a much more healthy occupation.

As long as you have the acting chops and the desire to get inside a character, you can play anything.

Performance capture is a tool that young actors will need in the next 10, 20 years. It's on the increase, as you say. It's not going away.