But you see, I have played more good guys than I have played villains.

I'm still a member of the Empire! Although I sometimes feel like an American with a British accent - you get contaminated after so long.

Well, I needed the work - that's the honest answer. I haven't worked for a while, a couple of years. So I thought it would be nice to get back to work and earn some money.

I did have a knack for playing weirdos. There's still sort of this perception of me out there as being this crazy guy.

When you play a character that is so emotionally closed there are times when you ask yourself if you are doing enough and if it's reading. That is where you have a director, who is the barometer of what you are doing.

Wanting to be a good actor is not good enough. You must want to be a great actor. You just have to have that.

The thing a drama school can't give you is instinct. It can sharpen instinct but that can't be taught, and you have to have intuition. It's an essential ingredient.