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Real-life people are often the hardest to play, people that you recreate who have actually lived, because you have to live up to people's knowledge of those characters.

It's nice to play a character that has a soulful, dependent, close relationship. It must mean my character is interesting in some way.

Sometimes you become friends with the characters you portray.

Some people look for a certain structure in their lives that they're comfortable with. People who work hard on the road as truckers, people who work hard using their hands. Then there are people who are fortunate enough to have my life, people who play these characters who embody these qualities.

As an actor, I've always wanted to do characters that would help me find my connection with others and connect all of us together. You always want the energy of the character, the spirit of the person, to enter you. I've been doing this for 26 years and some of the things I've done are always with me.

To create a character who really interests you, try combining aspects of your favourite fictional character with a real person.

The idea of exploring character relations and their development over a decade has to be appealing for any actor who cherishes his craft.

What is more important is finding the soul of the character, and making sure it fits well into this story. And that it be dramatic and interesting and captivating, because these people weren't entertainers, you know.

If you're lucky, and not a lot of actors are these days, you get the chance to create a character.

It's a great challenge to get to play a real-life character. Every actor would love to get a chance, at least once in his life, to play a real-life character.