There are many films and TV shows I make where people find themselves in fantastical situations; as often as possible, their reactions to it are very normal.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I'm still astounded by some people's reaction to things I consider quite normal.
I think that I need to work on being comfortable at being normal, everyday-ish on camera. Unlike a lot of actors, I think that's the thing that I'm not so comfortable with.
When you've been a character in a movie - and this has happened when we've done concerts as Spinal Tap or as The Folksmen - people see you as characters walking out of a movie. And you appear in public, then, to play, it's a very schizophrenic thing.
Sometimes I go to movies, and it's just a bombardment, and I'm not entertained by them - I'm assaulted by them! And I know I sound like such a drama queen, but I find that really strange.
I just try and surround myself, for the biggest proportion of time that I can, with people who make me feel normal, because constantly feeling abnormal is quite difficult.
Once I established myself doing crazy things and being extreme, people want to see it all the time.
I think that's part of the fun of being an actor - you get to not be normal all of the time.
When you're working with people you've seen in hundreds of films... it's a bit crazy to step outside yourself for a minute and think, 'This is surreal.' But I try not to get too bogged down in that.
I think sometimes when you're working consistently in film, and maybe this is just me, but you do feel quite dislocated from your audience.
Normal people - i.e., people who aren't actors - are the most bizarre people you can ever come across. I'll talk to someone and come away thinking, 'They are clinically insane.'