There are those moments when you shake someone's hand, have a conversation with someone, and suddenly your all bound together because you share your humanity in one simple moment.

You're meant to be playing the distillation of evil, which can be anything.

As an actor, there's a bit of you that's decided you want to be looked at and watched, but there's a paradoxical bit that wants to run away.

I certainly gained a lot by reading about Shanghai.

Little moments can have a feeling and a texture that is very real.

I'm more relaxed about how the editing process will create a performance and that, in a way, gives me a sense of freedom.

I was only interested in my scene, and I had to go through thousands and thousands of other scenes. I got my scene and I read it many, many, many, many, many times. That was my research.