In a costume, you need very exaggerated body language - as you say, sort of mime-type skills.

Nothing's better than coming away from a film when people don't even recognize you, because you've undergone a total transformation.

And I feel that filmmakers ought to be careful with the use of 3D. Because if you look back over the decades, you see that 3D has come and gone for I don't know how many years now.

As a film actor, you don't often get that opportunity to meet with your audience and take your applause on stage.

But things such as 'Harry Potter', all I can do is shape my character, seek the director's approval on that, and basically take it from there. Professor Flitwick in 'Harry Potter', I kind of defined how I saw him from reading the book, and luckily that matched up with the director's vision.

I mean, I would say I get five or six e-mails every day from people asking, "Is there going to be a Leprechaun 6?' It's probably the most asked question besides, 'Is there going to be a Willow II?

I'm an actor, and when I close the door at home I'm kind of off-duty.