We live in a bubble of the fantasy of death, but the reality of it is something that we obviously all face and have to deal with, at some point.

I suppose I've got a reputation for playing quite extreme characters and making them quite believable.

When you come to actually act, it's a game. It may be a very serious game, but it's still a game. If you lose that sense of play, the work suffers.

I am prone to get carried away thinking about creative projects.

I perceive and relate to the world through where I grew up; that's part of me. It's what I judge everything else against.

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

While I enjoy spending time in L.A., Britain is my home.