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None of the characters I've played are really like me. That would be boring. That wouldn't be acting.

I don't think I'm like any of the characters I've played - they're all really far from who I am.

Every part I play is just a variant of my own personality. No real character actor, of course, just me.

I see myself as a character actor, and I've always been drawn to playing characters that are different from myself because acting is escapism for me. I've never been that comfortable playing people that are like me.

I don't really get a buzz from playing characters that are similar to me 'cause that's not acting to me.

What attracted me to acting, from the start, was playing different characters. I'm not a massive fan of just playing myself on screen.

One of the reasons I love acting is because I'm so interested in other people's lives, and I often incorporate things I hear or observe into my work. I've become a bit of a 'person addict,' and so I like brushing up against lots of different characters.

I love acting, and ultimately all my characters are very different, and each character I love in a different way.

Well, as an actor, at least from my standpoint, I can't not like who I'm playing.

All my characters are me. I'm not a good enough actor to become a character. I hear about actors who become the role and I think 'I wonder what that feels like.' Because for me, they're all me.