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I really believe in the characters I play.

To me, my characters are more real than most people I meet.

I've played outrageous characters my whole career.

You have to believe that you are the character or the thing or whatever the hell you're playing.

My extreme characters are in a state of rebellion or who are being ostracized or being misunderstood, or misfits or trying to fit in and fighting for their rights to love, live, and co-exist. They sort of mirror my own demons.

I love playing these characters that are crazy tough, though. Because I am not in real life. Not at all.

I treat all my characters as if they were real, and I am scrupulous about the details of their lives.

I tend to play more true-to-life characters in real situations.

I like to play very raw characters, characters who have a degree of vulnerability and passion about what they're doing.

I love making characters real and believable, through my own experience and choices.