The thing is, I've never been a handsome leading-man type, so let's not kid ourselves.

I think we're all a little afraid of the dark. If you lived in the country, as I did, there's nothing quite like country dark, which was really black. And as a child, your imagination runs wild.

I like to razz the Trekkies a little bit. Who doesn't? It's trainspotting, isn't it? But they are very well-meaning, actually. I've done a couple of Star Trek conventions, and they've only been really welcoming.

An actor cannot be a censor. I'm there to interpret.

Let's not get too precious about it: actors are not heart surgeons or brain surgeons. We are just entertaining people.

The great thing about Burgess's work is the dichotomy of making the hero or anti-hero an immoral man. And that's what makes it interesting. Because, you know, you are sucked into kind of like this guy.

Different directors offer you different things, and it's not necessarily the most obvious things.