Any actor who judges his character is a fool - for every role you play you've got to absorb that character's motives and justifications.

I think every English actor is nervous of a Newcastle accent.

So you can't judge the character you're playing ever.

From my experience, I think that every actor has to make sure that they're in charge of their own career somehow or other.

Who I am gets in the way of people looking innocently at the parts I play.

When we first start, we just fool around. We play with it and see what feels good and what doesn't. As the playing continues, we suggest what should stay and what shouldn't. When we come up with a definite form, we write it down and run through it a couple times. It's a really great creative process.