It's Always Important To Have The Blessing.

[ Stephen Strange] Is Less Strange Than Other Characters I've Played. He's Lost The Power To Love, Which Doesn't Make Him A Nasty Person. I Just Think He's Closed-off.

Only When Stephen Strange Has His Accident And Everything That He's Ever Had In His Life Falls Apart That He Becomes Pretty Monstrous. It's The Self-loathing Rage Of A Wounded Animal And He Doesn't Have A Coping Mechanism At All. It Ties In With The Discipline And The Magic Of This World.

I Still Find To Give An Interview To Be Difficult, As Any Person Who Deals With The Press Will Tell You. That's Why It's Nice, With This One, To Talk To A Friend. But Sometimes With A Coffee And A Friendly Smile, I Suddenly Start Talking Without Thinking About How It's Going To Be Read.

I Had To Kiss It [ Playing Hamlet] Goodbye Because Marvel Have To Plot Things For The Next Three, Four Years.

I Would Love To Just Have The Work Do The Talking. We're In Positions Where People Ask Us Questions; They Want To Know About More Than Just The Work. And It Can Go Into Areas Where I've Completely Shot My Mouth Off, Whether It's Too Much About My Private Life Or Being Too Opinionated About Things In The World. I Think The Better Thing To Do - I've Learned This From People Far Wiser Than Me - Is To Do Very Good, Quiet Work Behind Closed Doors.