Look, none of the artists who I admire or respect have ever shied away from a role because it might make them unpopular with somebody.
The heritage of a British actor revolves around the challenges of playing the classic roles to meet certain levels of success as an actor. In America, the heritage of an actor is based on cinema mainly.
From an egotistical point of view, I'm always interested in roles that push me as a person. I'm interested in humans as animals and as products of society.
I love singing live, actually. And I'm dying to sing in a role, whether it's in a musical or a biographical film about a singer. It's always been one of my aspirations.
I would love to play Simon Cowell in a movie - heck, I would love it. It would be my dream role.
So, to prepare for the role, I had to take music lessons, talk to wives who had husbands overseas, and carefully study the reactions and mannerisms of a friend who was expecting.
I am a friend when I need to be a friend, a father when I need to be a father, a musician when music calls. I switch roles accordingly.
Marriage is a relationship between a man and a woman. I don't think it is the role of the state to define what marriage is.
I watched a lot of Douglas Fairbanks movies. He always played the same role with a mustache. Zorro had a mustache. The Musketeer had a mustache. Tarzan had a mustache.
I just want to keep the diversity and the options open. In terms of what I'm looking for, I'd like to do a lead action role.
I know for a fact that if there's a role which I am suited for, I'll be signed on. I'll never go begging.
The Internet empowers individuals to play a more active role in the political process, as Obama's campaign has manifested.
Peer pressure plays a huge role in people's desire to get married.
There are only two roles of destiny ; make an impossible thing to be possible and make something possible to be impossible
Even if I play a similar role to one I've played before, I will never play it the same, I'll always try to do something different with it.
I've certainly played those leading man or male juvenile roles, where you're not supposed to make people laugh.
I'm always looking to do different roles and play around a little bit. That's always the fun part of my job.
The last couple of roles I missed out on went to Jennifer Hudson, Jessica Biel and Olivia Wilde.
There's this notion that in order to draw attention and to be considered for roles I want to be considered for, you need a certain amount of notoriety.
This role is more visible, and I grew up without a lot of that sort of modeling so I'm relieved and proud to have done this film.
When you're going for a joke, you're stuck out there if it doesn't work. There's nowhere to go. You've done the drum role and the cymbal clash and you're out on the end of the plank.
