I have toyed with the idea of playing it straight. But, like I say, I really believe we are all out of our minds at some level.

I wasn't into the lunchbox and thermos ski slope, and that's where I was going.

Some filmmakers go into a film and it's already shot and cut in their head.

And then, 'Why is a raven like a writing desk?' Those things just became so important to the character. You realize that the more you read it, if I read the book again today, I'd find 100 other things that I missed last time. It's a constantly changing book.

I certainly had this fascination with monsters and vampires as did Tim and whatever this darkness, this mystery, this intrigue. And then, as you get older, you recognize the erotic nature of the vampire and the idea of the undead.

When you play a character that exists or existed, there's a stronger responsibility that you have. You owe that person and then you owe the family, you owe history, you owe the victims, the victims' families.

I'd rather fight a buzzsaw than dance.