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I like all my characters in one way or another, or at least I understand them.

I am like my characters - sometimes even the female ones.

When I read a script, I try not to judge the characters. I try to have an open mind and really see what it makes me feel.

I look for the character to be something interesting, the script to have a good story and be original, and a director that I admire.

When I take on a role, all I tend to do is get to know the script and ask millions of questions, and keep fine tuning what I think the character is trying to say.

Part of me becomes the characters I'm writing about. I think readers feel like they are there, the way I am, as a result.

I always tend to see, right after reading the script, the character and how I want to play it. I guess that's sort of most of the work, preparing for the role, but almost the creation of the character seems to go on as I read through the script.

I enjoy pushing my characters to the limit. No matter how far out there I go, I look for things that make the characters human.

I feel like there are things I can relate to in every character. But I feel like when you read a script, you don't get to see the definition behind someone, you just get to read what the person goes through and find a place to come from to make it real.

A different script calls for different things. It always takes me a long time to get to know the part, and know the logic behind the words. I have to be with the script for quite a long time before things start to fall into place, before they become part of the character.