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In the past, I was always drawn to really quirky, idiosyncratic characters.

During my career I've enjoyed re-invigorating and contextualizing classic characters that are relatable to contemporary audiences.

All great characters, great icons, in literature are a bit of a riddle, and that's the reason we go back to them over and over.

I am drawn to characters that go on journeys, characters that are real people, that have life.

I think people throughout the world identify with my characters.

What's always intriguing to me is transforming my subjects into a character from another era.

They are imaginary characters. But perhaps not solely the products of my imagination, since there are some aspects of the characters that relate to my own experience of a wide variety of people.

Among those who are satisfactory in this respect it is desirable to have represented as great a diversity of intellectual tradition, social milieu and personal character as possible.

As a child, I was always drawn to heroic characters. I decided I wanted to act when I realised that Superman and all those gangsters and Indians were just real people in costume.

My characters are all made up of pieces of people I have known, their backstories pieces of mine.