We did a lot of that in drama school: intellectualising and maybe justifying your position. 'I am a thinking actor and I have thought this through' - well, just do it. I much prefer the doing aspect.

I always approach film as a fan.

When I go the cinema, unfortunately nowadays, especially with the big commercial films, the audience is spoon-fed through the entire experience and they don't have to do any work.

Nobody wants to hear Metallica at lunchtime.

It's more interesting isn't it, if I've got a hedonistic dark side?

Trying to identify and understand, as opposed to judging, is very important for me, in approaching characters.

People are complicated. Our behavior towards one another is strange. So I like opportunities to investigate that.