I enjoy doing things that involve research because it's part of what I enjoy about acting.

The first job I ever did in the theatre, I was supposed to be a genius piano player. I couldn't play the piano, but you just sit there at a piano like you're playing, and suddenly all this amazing music comes out and the audience believes you can do it. It's the same with computers. I love scenes where there are people yanking at monitors, "yes I'll put you through now," and you know they're just doing that. But you can look brilliant at all this technology. I love it.

I don't find the life in Hollywood all that meaningful or inspiring.

It has to be absolutely believable. It's also going between images and scenes with nudity and sexuality that would be seen, in conventional terms, as kind of sexually exciting. It's up against things that are much more medical and gynecological, and notoriously we, as a culture and a society, have some issues with that kind of thing.

For me, what makes life enjoyable is having a shared culture and shared references.

I've always loved animation and animated films.

My rule of thumb is that I want to do things I'd like to go and see myself.