I Guess I'd Love To Be Surprised

I'm Interested In The Spirits Of People. In The Theatre, There's The Acting Part Of Acting - And I'm Not Saying That Can't Be Great - And There's The Essence. To Explore That Essence, You Need A Key, A Look, A Gesture, An Insight That Unlocks The Person's Soul.

I Should Say, A Piece Of Advice That Was Given To Me Very Early On By The Principle Of Rada (royal Academy Of Dramatic Art) Which Is Where I Went. When He Auditioned Me, He Said, "your Speech, Monologue, Is Fine. It's Good. Yeah, I Think You Have Ability But You're Making It Happen. Don't Make It Happen, Let It Happen." And That's A Sort Of Subtle Shift I Think, As An Actor.

It [the Scene] Can Be Something Given To You And You Go, "ah This Is A Good Idea, I Can Work With This." Sometimes It Cuts Right Across Your Instinct And That's When I Might Resist. Even If The Director Might Be Insistent, I Think It's Very Important To Say, "look, I'm Not Feeling This. I'll Try To Make It Work But I Got To Let You Know."

I Don't Feel I'm Playing Villains All The Time.

Kenya Doesn't Have Much Of An Infrastructure For Hosting A Film Of This Scale. Our Producer Decided That For The Film To Really Work It Had To Be In Kenya.