I read the comics long before I was ever involved with the films.
Why would people spend good money to have my pants?
Comic books and The Chronicles of Narnia. My mother used to read those to me and my twin brother growing up.
Every day on set, there was something to watch and learn.
I think it is important that you care about the characters, and you are not just waiting for the next action sequence but have a vested interested in what happens to them.
Being a villain is great, even though I've only gotten to do it a few times.