I've done TV, but never where you're given this much time to live with a character, to study the tone and hone it and repair stuff, to go back and watch old episodes and go, "Oh no, that's a misstep. That's a victory. I should do more of that, less of that."

It's a very different thing, religion and faith. Religion is man-made, it's man-regulated. And faith, you can define God as you wish. But I think they're two different things.

Chekhov, when it's done well and you're ready for it, can actually be quite funny.

As an actor, you're sort of the court-appointed lawyer for the character.

I come from a massive family, and the youngest is twentysomething years younger than I am, so I grew up with children.

I, for one, am tired of seeing movies about men damaging each other.

Whether we call it religion or faith, we all battle for a balanced integrated soul.