I Could Never Swim In The Ocean

Some Actors Might Just Do One Thing, And Another Actor Does Another Thing. I Do An Awful Lot Of Preparation With The Script, Really. What I Do Is Repeat The Script, Over And Over And Over Again. Through That, It's Almost Like It Seeps Into My Enamel. I'm Reading All The Characters, As Well As My Own. That Is Where The Bulk Of My Preparation Goes Into.

I Might Have Been Curious About Actors' Lives When I Was Growing Up. That's Human Nature.

If You're Dealing With A Character That Actually Exists, There's An Awful Lot Of Information There. So, You Can Put Together, From The Information, Motivations, Insecurities, Reactions. Where Does That Seed Get Born, If You Like?... What I Do Is Put That Together.

You Know, It's Amazing. I Don't Even Have A Car, Would You Believe It? I Had A Motorbike And It Got Stolen Last Year. So I've Got To Buy Another One Of Those, I Suppose. I Can Treat Myself To That.

I Came To Los Angeles And Did Auditions For Television. I Made A Terrible Mess Of Most Of Them And I Was Quite Intimidated. I Felt Very Embarrassed And Went Back To London. I Got British Television Jobs Intermittently Between The Ages Of 23 And 27, But It Was Very Patchy.