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In terms of the character itself, I can't really say that I find anything really difficult. I enjoy the character so much I don't perceive difficulty in trying to be him. It's just a matter of how do we get there.

I like complicated characters.

I'm interested in characters that are complex people.

The characters that aren't what they seem to be or women who are stronger than people give them credit for or characters you underestimate, I always think are really interesting because there are so many possibilities with them.

I like characters that make me feel challenged and sort of inspired.

The best characters in books are always the difficult ones, and why would you want to fall in love with someone difficult? The ones I'd fall in love with are the ones I'd definitely keep out of a book.

I also try very hard to create characters - both heroes and villains - with psychological depth.

I like characters with problems. I like to understand them... To play alcoholics, fetishists, strange girls, you have to dig deep within yourself. It's 'elsewhere' that interests me.

Take characters that Nicholson or De Niro play: they're not always tough.

I think I'm drawn to characters with complexity or who are under duress in some way and have some conflict going on.