I Occasionally Go To The Gym And

But It's Healthy - Whatever You Can Do To Keep You Fresh And Awake. Acting's Such A Ridiculous Job And Sometimes You Need To Look At It Like That To Get A Sort Of Degree Of Freshness.

I Am Attracted To Characters Who Think They Are In Control, But Their Situation Is Uncontrollable.

Obviously This Stuff Takes A Bit Of Planning, But I've Always Been Someone That Sets Achievable Short-term Goals. I've Never Been Someone That's Had A Five-year Plan, Or A Three-year Plan. That Just Seems To Lead To A Lot Of Disappointment, And Doesn't Give You The Chance To Be Flexible. So I've Just Always Been Someone That's Sort Of Reassessed Where I'm At, And Set Goals That Are Realistic. And Luckily, I've Had Plenty Of Chances To Recalibrate And Adjust, And Good Fortune's Come My Way.

If You Can Jump Up Onstage And Make People Laugh, Shouldn't You Also Be Able To Inhabit A Character?

It Only Seems Jarring When You Look Back On The Work I've Done. I Think If You Had To Map That Out At The Beginning And You Said, "right, Sit Down, This Is What You're Going To Be Doing," You'd Probably Freak Out. But I'm Someone Who Really Enjoys Not Being Himself. So If You Consider That, Then It All Sort Of Makes Sense. And I Just Think That's The Job Of An Actor. I Guess That's The Variation That You're Talking About. It's Probably A Byproduct Of Just Constantly Looking For Something Different, Because That's What I Feel Like I'm Supposed To Do.