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I think that ultimately any effective drama or tragedy tries to put you as much as it can into the protagonist's shoes.

I'll play a happy character, but most characters are driven by a pain or a fear. They are driven by something deep down, and most people are like that in the sense. And so, that's what interests me.

Acted drama requires surrender of one's self, sympathetic absorption in the play as it develops.

I prefer playing characters that are going through turmoil. Most movie characters are just in service to the story.

I think, for every actor, the most challenging part of playing a character, specially a real-life character, is to convince yourself that you are the character.

To me, the psychology behind the character is critical. So I work very hard to get into the mind of the man that I'm going to be playing, because number one, I want to understand why he's doing what he's doing. It's essential, it's absolutely essential.

There is a comfort zone of knowing where things are going and having characters in place, but the action gets more and more dramatic and is very challenging to describe.

I always find it easier to portray myself as being unlikeable and idiotic; to actually play a character that is likeable and engages the audience is far more difficult. It's a more subtle kind of challenge.

To me, any character that is conflicted inside as well as outside of themselves is always a better role to play.

When you have a chance to play a character people can relate to, it's rewarding.