But The First Time I Had To

The Difference Between The Big Budget Films I've Done Is The Length Of Time. But In Terms Of The Day-to-day, You're Still Going On To Set, You're Getting Into Character, And You're Going And Doing Your Job, So There's Absolutely No Difference. It's Just The Structure Around It And The Length Of Time. But In Terms Of Budget And Money, It Doesn't Really Manifest Itself.

I Mean, In Many Ways, You Know, I Felt Very Connected To Ian (dury) On, On A Lot Of Levels. I Mean, Politically, & Sort Of, Socially, Our, Kind Of, Social Backgrounds Are Quite Similar In Many Ways, As Well As Our Kind Of Artistic Endeavors. So There Were Many, Many Things That Sort Of Chimed In For Me, And Kind Of Made Me Feel Very Instinctive About Playing Him, And, And Although, There Was Sort Of A Certain Amount Of Impression Involved, Actually, There's A Lot Of Myself In The Role.

I Remember Once, I Read In A Horoscope, Because I'm An Aries, I Read This Terrible Thing, Which Really Affected Me, Which Said, "you Will Never Be Original. You Will Always Be An Interpreter." (laughs) I Thought, "oh My God." You Know, I Had To Live With That On My Back For [all My Life].

My Belief About Performance Capture Is That It's A Technology Which Allows Actors To Play Extraordinary Characters. But From An Acting Perspective, I've Never Drawn A Distinction Between Playing A Conventional, Live Action Character And Playing A Role In A Performance Capture Suit. And From A Purely Acting Point-of-view, I Don't Believe There Should Be A Special Oscar Category Because I Think It Sort Of Muddies The Waters In A Way.

I Love Playing Real Characters... If They're Not Around Anymore It's Helpful Because You Won't Get Sued! But There's So Much Research Involved And I Love That Part Of The Process.