The pamphlets going back to London telling of the violent derring-dos of the Bahamian pirates were the ones that brought infamy to the names of Charles Vane and Blackbeard. How much of that is really documented history? It carries a flavor with it, but take all this with a pinch of salt.

Sometimes, I have lost out on a gig because I was not high enough profile.

I wouldn't ever presume to say that I am a comic book fan.

The way Shakespeare wrote Fallstaff is with a heightened language and everything.

I like bringing little subtle complexities to a character. It's all about the subtext. No one can really describe or fully know another human being, even if they get a hook on them. It's more about instinctively knowing whether you like somebody or not.

You just have to open the newspapers in most Western news to see real violence.

Humor is a very important thing. It is a natural predilection. It is an emotional release.