Acting can be very selfish and all-consuming.

I see myself as a character actor, and I've always been drawn to playing characters that are different from myself because acting is escapism for me. I've never been that comfortable playing people that are like me.

I love costumes. I love getting dressed up because it really helps my imagination make the leap to believe that I am who I say I am.

Anybody who is in freelance work, especially artistically, knows that it comes with all the insecurity and the ups and downs. It's a really frightening life.

I'd grown up loving English films. I was a huge Monty Python fanatic as a kid.

I tell you, the Pokemon industry has bled me dry.