In real life, I try to be honest but not overshare. There are people that turn every conversation into a therapy session and you want to start charging them.
Hugh DancyI don't like to be challenged in the way that often happens, where somebody writes something and then you, as an actor, are expected to really make it up in your imagination. That's not really an ideal way of working.
Hugh DancyYou can still have chemistry on screen without getting on with the person. But it just makes your job a lot easier if you don't have to gird your loins, if that's not quite the right phrase, every time you're going to do a scene with that person.
Hugh Dancy