I'm Not 'blockbuster Boy.' I Never Wanted

After Having Been Confined To A Television Series - And It's A Luxury Job - Where You Can't Play Anything But One Particular Character For Nine Months Out Of The Year, It Will Make You Insane. It Didn't Affect Me. I Got Out Quick Enough.

It Really Depends On What The Screenplay Is Asking Of You, And What Your Responsibility Is To That Character. You Have The Author's Intent To Deal With, You Have The Filmmaker's Vision, And Then You Have Your Own Wants, Desires And Needs For The Character. It's Collaborative. But I Knew, Right Off The Bat, That There Was No Way To Go Into Some Sort Of Pink-haired, Clown-nosed Character With Ronald Mcdonald Shoes.

This Is A Rumour-filled Society And If People Want To Sit Around And Talk About Whom I've Dated, Then I'd Say They Have A Lot Of Spare Time And Should Consider Other Topics... Or Masturbation.

I Had Never Experienced Anything Like The Response I Got From People For Pirates Of The Caribbean, Where You Meet A 75-year-old Woman Who Had Seen Pirates And Somehow Related To The Character, And Then Five Minutes Later You Meet A Six-year-old Who Says, 'oh, You're Captain Jack!' What A Rush. What A Gift. That Was The Challenge With Wonka, Too--to Be, In A Sense, Like Bugs Bunny. I Find It Magical That A Three-year-old Can Be Mesmerized By Bugs, But So Can A 40-year-old Or An 80-year-old. It's A Great Challenge To See If You Can Appeal To That Huge An Age Range.

You Grow Up A Bit Damaged Or Broken Then You Have Some Success But You Don't Know How To Feel Good About The Work You're Doing Or The Life You're Leading.