You Always Get Told How Important The

You're Playing A Character In A Drama Who Happens To Be Based On Someone Who Existed. It's Never Going To 'be' That Person, But It's Based On Someone Well-known, And You Want To Create Enough Of That Person For It Not To Be A Distraction.

We're Blessed With, As We Were On 'harry Potter,' Lead Actors Who Are Amazingly Grounded People.

I'm Very Fortunate That I Get Asked To Do Very Different Kinds Of Roles And I Realize How Much I Enjoy That. I Enjoy The Challenge Of Transformation. There Are Actors Who Play One Character, Or A Certain Kind Of Character, The Whole Of Their Lives. I Really Relish The Opportunity To Have The Challenge To Totally Transform.

I Went To Meet Joe Johnston, The Director, And He's Charming. I've Been Very Lucky. Most Of The Directors I've Worked With Are Charming. But Joe's A Particularly Charming Man, And He Showed Me Lots Of Designs And, Rather Memorably, Welcomed Me To The Marvel Universe.

I Do Always Feel Very Proud And Flattered By Being Asked To Be A Part Of American Productions Playing American Characters.