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I don't have to be a leading man. I can be a character actor. That's really what interests me anyway.

I've never considered myself a leading man, don't look like one, don't want to be one.

I have friends who are leading men, and they're only ever allowed to play leading men of a certain type. But as a character actor, there's a wider variety of projects available. On the big Hollywood films, all they care about is having their lead in place, so it's actually easier for someone like me to slip in. And I'm happy to do so.

I always knew I'd be more of a character actor than a leading man, and I always wanted to take that and run with it.

I always wanted to be a leading man!

I'm the type of guy that likes to lead by example.

It's great fun if you get a good piece of writing and you can pretend to be someone else, tell a story that needs to be told, make some kind of connection. I've always fancied myself as a leading man, but I really doubt whether anyone else sees me that way.

Making the choice to cast someone in a lead role is a big one. You don't want to squander your opportunity.