If it's stage, the two most important artists are the actor and the playwright. If it's film, THE most important person is the director. The director says where the camera goes.

What got me excited to do Grima Wormtongue is when I was young I went through a period in boarding school were I was picked on alot. And there is something about Grima, he has been picked on when he was a kid, he (Grima) is so distrustful, he is so easily corrupted, He is so ugly, and he wants somebody, he wants to love somebody, and he can't, because nobody will have him.

I am they type of person that once I make a decision, I must execute. Maybe I am a perfectionist in this way.

Gee, I certainly hope I'm not a scary person in real life. It's not like people run from me when they see me. People are usually pretty nice when they meet me. If they're scared, they keep their shuddering to themselves.

Of course, I would like to play the guy next door, but nobody's going to hire me for that kind of role.

I was lucky. I had a lot of really good influences.

The universe is dynamic. When we are creative, we are the most alive and in touch with it.