It's difficult because nothing's preordained by plan and you can't control it. That's one of those joys and thrills and nerve-racking realities of being an actor. A lot has to do with luck, no matter what your talent or contribution can be.

There are things that are a given, that you've already established, and obviously, visually, certain iconic things that can't be completely removed, like a certain hat or a certain coat in my case.

Talking about class terrifies me. There is no way of winning.

Do I like being thought of as attractive? I don't know anyone on Earth who doesn't, but I do find it funny.

If you have an over-preoccupation with perception and trying to please people's expectations, then you can go mad.

There's a heroic amount of effort that goes into making him [Doctor Strange] a superhero by the end of the film.

I'm not one for doing the children's party version: "Hi, I'm a character in a movie and now I'm in reality!" I was doing the last shot of the film before reshoots outside their shop. I was starting my run into the frame and I thought, "You are literally ending where this began. The loop of serendipity's too much to not go in and acknowledge it." I just wanted to see the look on their faces.