There's no way to fake weight loss - you just kinda have to not eat.
I've done network shows. A director will call me and say, 'Do you want to do this with me?' and I'll say, 'Sure,' but I couldn't do it forever because there's no real expression. That's not how people talk.
I like to work long-term on projects. It's fun to go in and out and get in there and do something and leave it behind, but to me, the real satisfaction is doing five years on a show, where you're really just up to your eyes in it. It's part of your life. That's what makes me the happiest.
I have the same criteria for choosing roles as I have always had: fantastic writing and complicated characters.
A room full of hundreds, let alone thousands, of people is not my most fun thing in the world.
I'm pretty excited about the state of TV these days. There's great opportunity for really complicated relationships, in a way that I don't really see as much in movies anymore.
I just want to play strong characters, whatever that is in. For me, television is where it's at. You get to play a character for a long period of time, and you get to dig deep. It's a home to go to.
I'm not interested in a pretty world. It's boring to me. If you're lucky enough to get to play a character for a long time, it's life-changing.
I'm not a Method actor - ask anybody.
Being a good actor is sort of understanding the complexity of the human psyche and also knowing that we are none of us perfect.
It's definitely hard to say good-bye to a character that you've played for a long time.
I love 'Happy Valley.' I love 'Transparent.' I love 'Fleabag.'