I remember auditioning for 'Moulin Rouge!,' the part that Ewan McGregor played. I was so young: I was literally just out of college.
Tobias Menzies
Tobias Menzies
'Rome' plays on universal human emotions that hopefully people can relate to. Historians are always going to be offended by it.
Tobias Menzies
In general, I am more interested in the darker characters when I watch or read stories.
Tobias Menzies
The success of 'Rome' was in making the history accessible and giving viewers everyman characters through which they can connect to historical figures. It stops the story from being too remote.
Tobias Menzies
I'm largely interested in people who are just great actors, and they're not necessarily hugely famous.
Tobias Menzies
I've been really lucky to have had a variety of roles, and I don't think I'm in danger of being typecast as the romantic lead. I think there's honour in working as constantly as you can. That isn't easy. And I'm no matinee idol.