When I did make the decision to focus on acting, I think my mother was just relieved for me that I had finally started to focus.

Quite honestly, if I were doing work related to a living being or historical being where there was visual or audio recordings available, I would find that extremely difficult because I don't know how you would avoid the process of mimicry. And mimicry, to me at any rate, is a very dull prospect.

A voice is such a deep, personal reflection of character.

I depleted myself to the point where I had nothing left.

When I did make the decision to focus on acting, I think my mother was just relieved for me that I had finally started to focus.

The whole thing of weight, I guess it's because there is a wider fascination we all have with weight.

Germans don't speak in a German accent, they just speak German.