They know you're not Alfred Hitchcock, but you need to be enough Alfred Hitchcock for them not to be bothered by it. That's a reassuring thing.

I do always feel very proud and flattered by being asked to be a part of American productions playing American characters.

I think it will be, as always, interesting to compare different portrayals of Hitchcock. I'm very honored that I'm playing the same part as Anthony Hopkins.

You come in as this satellite part of the film [Catching Fire], so I only see Stanley [Tucci] in my scenes. These kinds of movies have so many different components; it's about as different from doing The Girl as you could imagine.

It's always very strange to have your life dramatized because it never happens like that. Things will be different.

You always get told how important the premiere and doing the press is, but I have suspicions.

There are far more good actors than there are jobs for them, so it's a big question of luck.