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I take a hiatus every now and again, but I'm not good at that.

The hiatus you spoke about happened in 1998. I was somewhat numb from being out on the road every night. I had to stop because I was emotionally and physically drained.

I think any kind of hiatus one takes in an artistic journey is going to make a huge difference. The pause will inform the choices that you make.

I never like to think of any character as being over. I'm always thinking of different ways of bringing them back.

I do a lot better if I sit around and think about a character for a couple of months.

My hiatus timeline is so minimal, there's only a select number of projects that I can go in for.

As soon as I feel people are talking too much about my character, it's time to leave.

You always take a little bit back with you at the end of the day. I always put a little bit of myself into the characters, too. You find parallels, points of connection, things like that. But I'm not an actor who gets so incredibly haunted by my characters that I can't come back.

It's much easier to come back as a recurring character. Because you already know his traits and who he is and what he's about.

Fame and success and titles stay with you, but they wear out eventually. In the end, all that you are left with is your character.