It's Different When You're An Actor And

People Have Lots Of Misconceptions About Me. My Mum, Who Is Half French And Half Spanish, Gets Outraged When I'm Called Quintessentially English. I Owe My Looks To My Mum-which Was 90 Percent Of Getting My First Job. And, Some People Would Argue, 90 Percent Of My Entire Career.

Usually I'm Frustrated When I Look At My Films And I Don't Believe That I've Made A Real Transformation Beyond My Usual Sets Of Gestures And Expressions. I Still Have This Nagging Feeling That It's Me, That I Didn't Create A Unique Character.

Why Do You Put Your Self Esteem In The Hands Of Complete Strangers?

You Learn To Rely On A Few Basic Movements And Use Your Voice To The Greatest Extent Possible To Convey Your Emotions. So There Was A Technical Challenge There And A Responsibility To Create A Character From Behind The Mask.

I Just Do Things Because I Fancy The Parts And The Directors.