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As long as it comes across, the characters are well-served, the stories are good, and people like it, that's it for me. I'm a happy guy.

The thing about the classics it that they are such great characters, they have a great deal of depth and different layers to them. I always find that very stimulating to play.

The characters are always the focal point of a book for me, whether I'm writing or reading. I may enjoy a book that has an intriguing mystery or a good plot, but to become one of my real favorites, it has to have great characters.

I shall miss all the people in it and the great fun we had doing it. I enjoyed playing the character very much. It was a very, very special character and a very special series. And the camaraderie of it all. I loved it.

I am very observant of people's character.

I've been in a lot of trouble and come out of it. I think it shows a lot of good character.

I would say that it's mainly about the director. It's a hard quality to find, but I always know whether I want to do something or not. The character is important to me, as is getting to work with people that I feel like I can learn from and make a great movie with.

To me, characters are at the heart of great literature.

It's really interesting working in television as opposed to the theater, where you know the arc of the character and you are able to create this whole backstory.

It's great when you see things on a massive scale and you see these huge sets, but it's not the be-all and end-all - it can be about characters as well.