I've often gone to start a film only to find the producers surprised to discover that I'm American.

As far as my notoriety or whatever, I haven't been the star of a hit film.

The research period of a film is the most exciting part of the process, and filming is sometimes a letdown because when you're dealing with biopic material, the real thing is always much more intricate than the story told in the film.

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.