People think that my favorite roles to do are villains, but I find comedy to be the most challenging and rewarding.

I've been very fortunate, because I've been involved in things that very often lead to obscurity. I was in some pictures that were not successful whatsoever. I think people admire persistence. People notice that I'm still there.

One of the difficult things about being an actor is to stick around.

Is typecasting really a problem?

An actor really is a kind of intermediary between an audience and the piece, whether it's a play or movie.

I play disturbed people a lot, but always with a bit of distance or tongue-in-cheek. Most of the villains I play are essentially harmless.

Yeah, well I've always played comedy. My background is musical comedy theatre and that's really where my training is. As an actor, that's my training.