The more you work, the more people can see that you're something different from what's come before.

I think in every character there are aspects of yourself that you bring to it. But then it would be really boring to just play yourself.

It was lucky that Ralph [Fiennes] is someone who understands both film and theater and we were able to understand that scene so well before we took it to the set.

When you're a young actor, there's this pressure to rush. But I hope to be doing this into my sixties and seventies, so I'd prefer to take my time.

I've been very lucky. Directors I've worked with have been very amenable to changes.

I like to keep pushing myself and trying things out. I get easily bored, so I need a challenge.

Those moments when you don't feel self-conscious, when you escape that, are when you produce something meaningful.